Forrest L. MacDonald
Visual artist, photographer, painter, sculptor, mixed media, member of the artist collective Fountain of Pythons.
MacDonald’s art involves around themes of interdependence of mutually dependent life forms, the transitory nature of existence and re-purposing personal obsolete technologies into sculptures.
EDUCATION
MFA Studio Art / University of South Florida 2012
BSJ photojournalism / Univ of Kansas 1989
PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA:
Feature and interview in
Jayhawk Journalist magazine Summer 2019 Edition
University of Kansas Journalism School
Lawrence, Kansas
https://jayhawkjournalist.com/highlighting-humanitys-role-in-destroying-the-environment
Artborne Magazine April 2017
https://artbornemagazine.com/forrest-macdonald-the-artist-as-both-creator-and-destroyer-of-worlds/
HOW magazine "International Design Awards Winners 2017" for the 2016 Ringling College of Art & Design viewbook / catalog.
http://www.howdesign.com/international-design-awards-winners-2017-editorial/#.WHtVA4t2FD0.facebook
Orlando Sentinel newspaper “Art in Odd Places 2016”– Nov 13th, 2016.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/events/os-pictures-art-in-odd-places-orlando-2016-photogallery.html
Miami News Times Dec 5th, 2015 “The Satellite Show Filled SurfMed…” featured my photograph “Dave and Dave” in a story about the unconventional satellite show I was a part of titled “Tiger strikes asteroid” at Art Basel in Miami Beach. Florida.
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/the-satellite-show-filled-surfmed-pharmacy-with-experimental-sights-and-sounds-8099973
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay edition "Tiger Strikes Astroid / Art Basel
http://www.cltampa.com/arts-entertainment/article/20763888/art-basel-miami-beach-tampa-bay-artists-made-a-mark#.Vxk2dXCr-u4
Orlando Sentinel newspaper Sept 2015 “Art in Odd Places turns downtown into a gallery”.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/arts-and-theater/os-art-in-odd-places-orlando-20150914-story.html
Photography also published in:
American Artist magazine
American Theater magazine
Photo Insider magazine
How magazine
Print magazine
Step inside Design magazine
Verge magazine
Urban Times magazines
Four catalogs for Ringling College of Art & Design.
