Ivan Forde is one of the artists in ‘Down Under in Harlem 360’.
DOWN UNDER IN HARLEM 360
Exhibiting Artists:
Anthony J. Thomas, Ivan Forde, Jeffery Allen Price, Michele Brody,
Ruth Mora, SUPRINA, Ula Einstein
Open:
June 26 through August 10, 2014
Wed-Fri 1-7pm, Sat-Sun 12-6pm
OPENING RECEPTION
Wednesday, June 25th, 7-9pm
Location:
155th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue
The essay “Down Under in Harlem” by Langston Hughes published on March 27, 1944 in The New Republic inspires the Art in FLUX exhibition, Down Under in Harlem 360. Langston writes about the dichotomies between the affluent residents of Sugar Hill and the majority of residents in Greater Harlem.(http://www.newrepublic.com/authors/langston-hughes)
Ivan Forde
I am a Guyanese born Harlem raised photographer and much like you, a child of the cosmos. I have a passion for food, conversation, fashion, and family. My academic background is routed in Literature but my personal and professional interests lie with photography and new media. Photo is as much a part of my daily routine as blinking. My intention is not to be a NYC art world notable but rather to share the skills I have so rigorously tried to acquire with forward thinking positive individuals and organizations.
Transformation, 2013.
‘Transformation’ is a digital photography series by Ivan Forde that replicates the experience of reading Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’.
This famous 17th century epic poem, which describes the fall of Adam and Eve in a uniquely horrific way that caught the attention of generations, is taken as the theme in the creation of Forde’s black and white photographs, which use digital editing to distort the images and replicate the reader’s experience.
The result is a collection of powerful and disturbing portraits, which show images of the same face duplicated into the same shot, dozens of eyes falling through a break in the clouds using a collage effect, and beautiful contrast between textures, patterns, light and darkness.
Tansformation, 2013.
Transformation, 2013.
The artist combines his academic history in Literature and his powerful photographing techniques to create these images. He demonstrates a unique approach to digital art creation by responding to a classic work of fiction.
Ivan Forde is a New York – based artist, who works with photography and new media.
