Jonny Forsström

Jonny Forsström
Born1944
Möckleby, Öland, Sweden
Died2017
NationalitySwedish

Jonny Forsström (1944–2017[1]) was a Swedish picture artist, sculptor, and filmmaker.[2] He is best known for his pencil and mixed-media works.[3]

Early life

Jonny Forsström was born in Stora Möckleby, Öland, Sweden, but grew up in the mining town Malmberget, Lapland, Sweden.[2] After leaving home, he moved to Alingsås and later to Trollhättan.

Forsström was prescribed eyeglasses at age six, which he later described as a sure sign of weakness in the 1950s that would rule out soccer and other typical physical children's play.[4] However, Forsström explained that the glasses allowed him to see clearly, and he became a by-standing voyeur, able to take particular note of people's gestures.[4]

Forsström worked many jobs after his school years. He worked as a sailor, shipyard worker, and in the hospitality industry in Gothenburg and Stockholm.[1] Forsström described his vision of art as having given him hope and a new sense of freedom.[4]

Exhibitions

  • 1990: Parafras Piero della Francesca, Konsthallen Trollhättan, Sweden
  • 2006: Konsthallen Trollhättan, Sweden. Various oil, sketches, aquarelle and sculpture.

Galleries exhibiting/represented

  • Gabrielle Bryers Gallery, New York, USA
  • Northern Light Ltd. California, USA
  • Galerie Studio Four, London, England
  • Gallerie Bleu, Paris, France
  • Galerie Peuples et Continents, Bryssel, Belgium
  • Art 76, Basel, Switzerland
  • Galleri Otenti, Antwerp, Holland
  • Galeri Arnesen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Art Now Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden

References

  1. ^ a b Engdahl-Jensen, Susanne (2017-04-25). "Jonny Forsström har gått ur tiden". ttela.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  2. ^ a b Konsthallen Trollhättan Archived 2009-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Granzell, Annie (2014-10-01). "Mystisk konstnär ställer ut". ttela.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  4. ^ a b c Jonny Forsström: Parafras Piero della Francesca. ISBN 91-88086-00-3. Risbergs Tryckeri AB, Uddevalla, Sweden, 1990.