Take a break and join Dean Haven-Lin Kirk as she introduces Professor Keith Mayerson and artist Forrest Kirk for Lunch With Creatives. Engage in an hour of conversation around timely topics and issues with art and design professionals that have unusual and diverse practices in the creative realm. 

Forrest Kirk lives and works in Los Angeles. He studied at California State University, Los Angeles and spent time studying classical painting techniques in an atelier in Paris, France. The bold chromatic diversity of his paintings are achieved using a variety of media ranging from oils and acrylic to bubble wrap, fabric and gorilla glue. His images often reference psychological uncertainty and anxiety arising from underlying power structures, specifically those experienced in contemporary urban settings. For his recent bodies of work, he has focused on dramatizations he envisioned referencing Ralph Ellison’s 1952 classic novel “Invisible Man” where the main character has become invisible as a result of the refusal of others to acknowledge him. In these works, Kirk absorbs the experiences and visions as dictated by the story’s besieged narrator. 

To view Forrest's artwork visit: https://www.parraschheijnen.com/artists/forrest-kirk