Jonny Forsström (1944–2017
) was a
Swedish picture artist, sculptor, and filmmaker.
[Konsthallen Trollhättan](_blank)
He is best known for his pencil and mixed-media works.
Early life
Jonny Forsström was born in Stora
Möckleby,
Öland
Öland (, ; ; sometimes written ''Oland'' internationally) is the second-largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. Öland has an area of and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Småland. ...
, Sweden, but grew up in the mining town
Malmberget
Malmberget ("The Ore Mountain", Finnish language, Finnish and Meänkieli dialects, Meänkieli: ''Malmivaara'') is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and mining town situated in Gällivare Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden. It had 5,590 inhabit ...
,
Lapland, Sweden.
After leaving home, he moved to
Alingsås
Alingsås () is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Alingsås Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 24,482 inhabitants in 2010.
Geography
Geographically the city is situated by the outlet of the small rivulet Säv ...
and later to
Trollhättan
Trollhättan () is the 23rd-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is situated by Göta älv, near the lake Vänern, and has a population of approximately 50,000 in the city proper. It is loc ...
.
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.
[Jonny Forsström: ''Parafras Piero della Francesca''. . Risbergs Tryckeri AB, Uddevalla, Sweden, 1990.] 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.
Forsström worked many jobs after his school years. He worked as a sailor, shipyard worker, and in the hospitality industry in Gothenburg and Stockholm.
Forsström described his vision of art as having given him hope and a new sense of freedom.
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
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1944 births
2017 deaths
Swedish artists
People from Mörbylånga Municipality