Rob Forlani

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Rob Forlani lives and works in Perth, Western Australia, where he was born and has developed a following across Australia, and his paintings are exhibited and collected throughout Australia, Europe, and the USA.

Known for his bold application of color and texture, Forlani’s canvasses are filled with shapes that at first seem familiar but suggest a parallel world reachable only through the imagination. In a lustrous palette and a musical style of tempered expressionism, Forlani paints abstract images inspired by the colors and forms from the world around us and by the thoughts and theories, emotions, and daydreams from within.

The post-impressionist and ‘fauve’ movements helped influence his first foray into painting. Then the sudden discovery of art produced by people like ‘Franz Kline,’ ‘Hans Hofmann, ‘Jackson Pollock’, and ‘Helen Frankenthaler’ came alive for him along with the personal expression, freedom and rebelliousness associated with Abstract Expressionism.

Closely examine Forlani’s work and elements from the four Artists mentioned above can be seen as his inspiration, driving force and influence.

“I love powerful abstract images with subtle nuances. Chaos and calm, tension and release.”

“I want everyone to have an individual feeling when viewing my work. The titles are just guides as ‘blurring the edges of meaning’ is the reason I produce abstract paintings.”