Forrest Moses (1934 – January 22, 2021) was an American abstract

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Biography

Forrest Moses was born in 1934, in

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. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree, major in fine arts, from

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in Lexington, Virginia in 1956 before joining the

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. While in the service, Moses was stationed in the

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and had the opportunity to visit

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, and

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. After leaving the navy, Moses spent a year traveling through Europe and experiencing the 'art of history.'"Forrest Moses" Copyright Forrest Moses, Kensho Publishing. (Verona, Italy, 2001.) Upon returning to the United States, Moses enrolled in the

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in Brooklyn, where he studied architecture and design. The contemporary art scene of New York proved fascinating to Moses, and he became enthralled with the liveliness of the ever-evolving art world. It was during this time that Moses began painting and drawing in earnest. In the early 1960s, Moses moved to

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and worked as an architect before traveling further West to California. He lived and worked in

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for a number of years while pursuing his painting career. After another brief stint in Houston, Moses moved to Santa Fe,

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, in 1969. Enchanted by the light and landscape, Moses lived and worked in Santa Fe.

Artistic style

Focusing predominantly on landscapes, Moses incorporated a high degree of abstraction in his technique, but refused to fully abandon representational painting. Profoundly influenced by his time in Asia, Moses incorporated Japanese aesthetics into his work.

References

External links

Artist's website

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