Work in Progress: New York City 2023 II

These photographs were shot in New York City during the Summer of 2023.

All images © Robert Forlini.

All images © Robert Forlini.

Work in Progress: Hugo 2

These photographs were shot in Lancaster PA and Baltimore MD from April through June, 2023.

All images © Robert Forlini.

All images © Robert Forlini.

Lancaster Museum of Art Exhibit, June 15-July 21, 2024

 

I will be showing my photograph, "34th Street NYC, 2022", in the 62st Annual Community Art Exhibition at the Lancaster Museum of Art in Lancaster, PA from June 15 -July 21, 2024. The exhibit celebrates the artistic talent found throughout Lancaster County in all media. 

The Opening Reception will be on Friday June 14 from 5:00-8:00 PM. 

• The Museum is located at 135 N. Lime St., Lancaster, PA 17602

• The museum may be contacted at (717) 394-3497, or visit demuth.org

• Visit  the Lancaster Museum of Art on Facebook

• There will be an Opening Reception on Friday June 14 from 5:00-8:00 PM.

• The exhibition will run from June 15-July 21, 2024.

Demuth Invitational: "Still Life" at the Demuth Museum, May 25 -July 21, 2024

Statuary, Newburgh NY, 2012 © Robert Forlini

I will be showing my photograph, Statuary, Newburgh NY, 2012, in an exhibition entitled Demuth Invitational: Still Life at the Demuth Museum in Lancaster, PA from May 25-July 21, 2024. Some of Charles Demuth’s most intriguing and beloved works are watercolors featuring vegetables and fruits that highlight the abundance of Lancaster County’s farms. In 2023, the Demuth Foundation received a major acquisition of a double-sided watercolor c. 1925 of apples with peaches and plums on verso. They have invited local artists to reflect on this work and other produce still lifes by Demuth to inspire new work through their perspective and style.

My approach to “still life” is my approach to any photographic subject matter: the joy in discovering a found scenario and creating new meaning through deliberate framing. In this picture, the statue of Jesus seems to be preaching to us, the viewer, while an eclectic audience of various human and animal figures look on, their reactions ranging from attentive to distracted. The desolate landscape in the background forms a gulf between Jesus and his flock, while the cyclone fence simultaneously separates, connects and confines them. Although these figures are ordinary, everyday objects, the photograph transforms them into an allegory.

The Opening Reception will be on Friday May 24 from 5:00-8:00 PM. 

• The Demuth Museum is located at 120 East King St., Lancaster, PA 17602
• Museum hours are Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat: 10-4; Sun 12-4. Closed Mon. & Wed.

• The museum may be contacted at (717) 299-9940, or visit demuth.org

• Visit the Demuth Museum on Facebook and Instagram

• There will be an Opening Reception on Friday May 24 from 5:00-8:00 PM.
• The exhibition will run from May 25-July 21, 2024.

 

Work in Progress: Miscellaneous

These photographs were shot in Pennsylvania, Florida, Baltimore MD, and the Bronx NY from February through June 2023.

All images © Robert Forlini.

All images © Robert Forlini.