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[2009-02-20 19:22:12 +0000 UTC]
"Forrest King"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 70; Deviations: 36; Watchers: 53
Watching: 11; Pageviews: 8702; Comments Made: 132; Friends: 11
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Gottfried HelnweinFavorite movies: Donnie Darko
Favorite TV shows: Dexter
Favorite bands / musical artists: Emmure
Favorite gaming platform: Super NES
Tools of the Trade: Soft Filbert #6
Other Interests: Tattoos, Horror movie action figures, social activism
# About me
"I am Forrest William King. As an artist, I must ask myself inner questions. I must explore myself, before even beginning to think of creating a piece. How do I communicate taste, hearing, feeling, aroma, in a form of communication frozen in sight? How can I make the witnesses of my work feel what I feel, and all of the other senses I experience? These are my goals as an artist. I am constantly working to create something that grips the mind, and pulls it into another realm of thinking; a realm of thinking that arouses the senses, and opens the mind. I try my best to express myself in a way that will make one think, question life, and be able to take a part of me with every observation. Faces showing ill-wanted emotions, caught in a web of the mind. Seeing an image portraying this may arouse many questions, and emotions. Will one feel what the face of sorrow is sharing? Will one be able to sense the eyes of apathy? Will one know fear? How do I communicate these feelings? Will one see me in the painting? I want my art to pierce the mind, and enter it as a nutritious ration for thought. I want my art to have the power to pry the mind open, in an attempt to enlighten generations to come, for the sake of experiencing a real person's intangible sentiment. If my work sparks a fancy to explore the vast void of reflection, then I have succeeded indeed. Who am I? I am a messenger, like everyone else. I wish to communicate to the world, and show them who I am inside. I want to offer a piece of myself, to be reflected upon. I want to touch the hollow of the human mind, and warp it into a thick illumination. I am a missionary. I am a courier. I am a herald. I am an omen. I am an artist."Forrest King wrote that statement in his Highschool AP Art class. A lot has happened since that day to shape him into the artist he is today.
Forrest's work has always sparked interest in his communities since he started painting in 2001. He has always tried to evoke emotion and thought through his paintings, even to persuade social change.
Current Residence: Cheyenne, Wyoming
deviantWEAR sizing preference: small
Favourite genre of music: Metal
Personal Quote: If all your choices suck, choose what sucks least.
# Comments
Comments: 23
I love your work, you are very talented. Thanks for sharing these wonderful pieces.
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hi forrest, i didnt know you were on here! im Donna-marie from paintingsilove, as you know i love your work and if you dont mind im gonna watch u haha. as long as i dont look like a forrestKing groupie haha
anyway keep up the great work
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You're cute enough to be my groupie
I've been here for awhile, but I don't update it much because I don't get much feedback. I get much more input from my PIL friends, and from Myspace. I do love the never-ending database of amazing artwork to browse through though! How has your experience been on DeviantArt?
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haha aww thanks *blushing*
In that case im happy to be a groupie haha. truthfully through i do love your work! and i read your about me on your site and you sound like a nice guy too. Still love your PIL profile pic
my dA experience has been much the same haha. yeah i get more feedback from paintingsilove and facebook
but I love looking through all the work on here, getting ideas
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you are really talented i really love your work. i hope you don't mind but i'm going to watch you
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THank you! I would be honored if you watched me! ;^)
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Thank you! I love your pop style!
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you're really talented and i enjoyed looking through your gallery.
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