f r é d é r i c f o r e s t
artist based in paris
photo courtesy of charlotte lindet
about frédéric
frédéric forest grew up in annecy, in the french alps, and later came to paris to study industrial design at ENSCI / les ateliers. in 2008, frédéric and clémentine giaconia launched their very own design studio : www.forestgiaconia.com. frédéric is now dedicating his career to his passion, painting & drawing, in his parisian studio in the 15th arrondissement. his art was recently exhibited during art basel in miami, his instagram account counts 229k followers and his drawings have been tattooed over 5 000 times.
clients include : allure magazine, andrea maack, avenue road furniture, bang & olufsen, cereal magazine, chanel, conrad architects, dita eyewear, dmr jewelers, einaudi editore, fsg books, gaumont, harper’s bazaar magazine, hotel bourbon zurich, jane magazine, jonathan mezibov, kinfolk magazine, kitsuné, lancôme, le barn hotel, l’étiquette magazine, massimo dutti parfums, minimum fashion, menuspace, polène paris, rains, selfridges london, skims, sinner hotel paris, showstudio london, studio ongarato, sterling global architects, vogue magazine, zeuxis corporate
“my works are a mixture of drawing, illustration, art & design. I love every one of these fields equally — each offers a new look on the others and feeds them all. drawing stops on the paper, but paper is just the beginning of design ... creativity is cultivated – it matures with both curiosity and practice. it must be constantly nourished”
tu es mon jour
solo exhibition at the eleven house gallery in girona, spain
"tu es mon jour" is an intimate window into the solar relationship that exists between two beings who are separated by physical distance, nevertheless connecting on another level which is perhaps higher and deeper, rhythmed by sunlight.
the warmness of a sunrise, the fragility of wild flowers, the stillness of a sunset; all of these little moments of daily life can remind one of the other’s warmhearted smile, gentle silhouette or unique attributes, soothing words …
"you are my day" reminds the spectator that no distance can replace the omnipresence in the mind that a significant person can occupy.
much like a cinematographer or photographer, frédéric uses his drawings and paintings to share this fictive story, which is laid out for the viewer much like a photographer would share his developed negatives.
while the artist sheds light on this fragmented story, it is entirely up to the viewer to decide if the characters are masculine or feminine, if they remind him / her of a soulmate, a family member, or a past / present lover; if they see flowers or weeds, if the sun’s energy is positive or negative…
works are available for sale : the eleven house gallery
alba
alba is a collaborative artist book edited by grammatical-paris including works by frédéric forest & french photographer quentin simon, it is a visual essay inside the barcelona pavilion designed by mies van der rohe and lilly reich, a journey with the sculpture created by georg kolbe placed in a water basin.