Faba Fouret

December 1-1957

My work stems from a childhood spent in the playful light and color of Seville and Madrid. The passion and emotion associated with the Spanish temperament, while generic, nonetheless figures greatly into my working process. It is the simple expression of these emotions that compels my painting, which derives as much from studied Classical art as it does from the rich architectural mosaics and artisan crafts which are prominent so prominent in the place I grew up. I consider my work to be unfolding dramas that incorporate narratives from the everyday life into a hybrid of painting and low-relief sculpture, whereby rich oil pigments are accented with glitter, flora and sand. Usually tinged with an air of humour and levity, my pieces assume a certain primitive decorum that play with the notions of high and low, culture and kitsch, and colour and texture. Flung in the air and tending to land on the brighter, more optimistic side of life, one might even go so far as to call them vibrant and juicy.

EDUCATION
The Corcoran Art School, Washington D.C.
1977-1979
NYU- International Business Management 1982-1985







BIOGRAPHY

As a child, I was given a picture postcard of a girl whose dress was a piece of material affixed to the card. The 3-dimensional extension of that dress compelled me, and the image of that card inspired me continually as I sought to bring dimensionality to my paintings.I grew up in Seville and Madrid, places renown for their mosaics. My study of art began with mosaics, and proceeded to drawing and painting. Although I have worked with many media, the sensuality, depth and potential of painting have always captivated me.At the age of 18, I moved to Washington D.C. and enrolled at the Corcoran Art School where I studied painting in depth. Although I received several invitations to exhibit my work, I declined them; I was not clear about my goal as an artist, and felt that prematurely presenting my work might inhibit me from finding it.The career of an artist is seldom confined to the arts, and I have had to rely on a number of side-careers to sustain myself. I worked for a while as an artists model, during which time I learned about the art of photography. The transformation of figures through ...

Future Shows:
2024 - Times Square Manhattan
2022 - Chateau De la Verrerie
2020 - Artifact Gallery - Orchid Street, Manhattan, NY - November 6th - November 30th,2020
2020 - Boricua College, 3755 Broadway, Manhattan,10032 - October 1st - October 31st, 2020
2018 - Rainforest Foundation, Marlene Yu Museum, March 3rd - April 6th,2018
2017 - Gallerique, Chicago USA- January 2017 - January 2018

Curator for Rosa Serra, Sculptures are being displayed all around the village of Aubigny Sur Nere, France - Loire Valley from April 23rd until September 20th, 2015, at the same time her smaller pieces are being displayed in Francoise Gallery



2013 - SCULPTURES OBJECTS FUNCTIONAL ART - SOFA - Chicago

2013 -Angel Orensanz Foundation
172 Norfolk Street, New York NY, 10002

2012-Feria International de Arte - Cuidad Miramar - Buenos Aires Argentina - March 3 - 24th

2012 - Feria Internacional de Arte - Mar Del Sur - Buenos Aires - Argentina - 14 January - February 18

2011 - Biblioteque Maurice Geneve - Brinon Sur Sauldre - France -
2011 -Barak-art Sala De Exposiciones - Cuidad de Rosario, Santa Fe - Argentina - November 5 - 30

2011 - Centro Cultural Provincial Teatro Ideal, Cuidad de Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe - Argentina
2011 - SCULPTURES OBJEC...