Artist Information:
Michael Fornadley
Pickerington, OH
United States
Member Since: May 2003
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Artist Statement:
“Michael Fornadley, a painter
from Pickerington, Ohio,
labors under no illusion of
plausibility, since his quirky
tempera tableaus depict the
odd antics of characters
acting out improbably,
confrontations in a theater of
the absurd.”
The New York Times, 1998
All my life I have been
creating images out of my
imagination. As pointed out
in The New York Times review,
my work can be described as
stories, relating to human
relationships in the context
of society. Compositions
filled with narrative
gestures, without any attempt
to develop a narrative thread,
drives the viewer to find a
story, however, an unscripted
conclusion is what they will
find. Title’s to my tales are
literary allusions occurring
after the paintings are
finished and the narrative to
which the title refers is not
a factor in the paintings
evolution.
I describe my style as
expression with intellect,
opposites (thought and
emotion), I try to balance
both. I have always enjoyed
the Expressionists movements
in art and my work reflects
this. My painting technique
is traditional. The mediums I
use are oils and egg tempera
on wood, and wood cuts.
Distinctive to my paintings
are figures running, persons
pointing, eccentric objects,
mysterious boxes, and
usually...
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Artist Exhibitions:
ONE-PERSON SHOWS
1991 The Dell, restaurant &
gallery, Columbus, Ohio
1998 ACME Art Gallery,
Columbus, Ohio
2005 Gallery "M",
Dublin, Ohio
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1994 Carte Blanche, Columbus
Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio
1995 Invitational Award
Exhibition (Columbus Art
League),
Columbus
Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio
1998 Boyd Gallery,
Willmington College, ...
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
"...Michael Fornadley's four
paintings. Mostly in dyptych
formats, confusing but
terribly enticing frantic
human movements are about art
making (The League), human
relationships (Turtle), and
politics (The Spirit of
Molech). Temptation,
preaching, and amusements
confront his familiar-looking,
thirty-something-year-old
characters. In Mene Mene
Tekel Parsin, two...
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Collections:
Acme Gallery Auction, ten
private collectors, Columbus,
Ohio
"The Graven Image" private
collector, Columbus, Ohio
"My Easter Painting" Columbus
Museum of Art, Columbus,
Ohio...
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Commissions:
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Michael Fornadley's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Michael Fornadley's Portfolio. Browse Fornadley's body of work:
“Michael Fornadley, a painter from Pickerington, Ohio, labors under no illusion of plausibility, since his quirky tempera tableaus depict the odd antics of characters acting out improbably, confrontations in a theater of the absurd.”
The New York Times, 1998
All my life I have been creating images out of my imagination. As pointed out in The New York Times review, my work can be described as stories, relating to human relationships in the context of society. Compositions filled with narrative gestures, without any attempt to develop a narrative thread, drives the viewer to find a story, however, an unscripted conclusion... |
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boom boom II, 2004
Oil Painting,
57 x 70 X 1 inches
Price: US$ 5000
€: 3193
UK £: 2475
¥en: 496630
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the whisper, 2004
Oil Painting,
18 x 24 X 1 inches
Price: US$ 100
€: 63
UK £: 49
¥en: 9932
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aye matee, 1994
Other Painting,
55 x 38 X 1 inches
Price: US$ 2500
€: 1596
UK £: 1237
¥en: 248315
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the divine comedy, 2004
Oil Painting,
70 x 57 X 1 inches
Price: US$ 6000
€: 3832
UK £: 2970
¥en: 595956
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the prophet, 2004
Oil Painting,
18 x 24 X 1 inches
Price: US$ 100
€: 63
UK £: 49
¥en: 9932
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One Tin Soldier, 1995
Other Painting,
57 x 37 X 1 inches
Price: US$ 1500
€: 958
UK £: 742
¥en: 148989
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