Stephen Forbes
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Onward, 2024Stephen ForbesView more details
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ObservationStephen ForbesView more details
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Journey, 2024Stephen ForbesView more details
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Gather, 2024Stephen ForbesView more details
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Intermix, 2024Stephen ForbesView more details
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Hustlers, 2024Stephen ForbesView more details
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Meeting Study, 2024Stephen ForbesView more details
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Noise, 2024Stephen ForbesView more details
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Labrinyth II, 2023Stephen ForbesView more details
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Blue FiguresStephen ForbesView more details
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MillennialsStephen ForbesView more details
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Directionless, 2023Stephen ForbesView more details
Stephen Forbes was born in Northern Ireland in 1973 and trained at the Royal Academy, London and Liverpool John Moores University. He has exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, the RHA in Dublin and RUA in Belfast.
Fascinated by people and their everyday interactions, his paintings focus on bustling crowd scenes, depicting groups of people going about their daily life. Depending on the seasons, his figures often appear in bright and vibrant colour on neutral backgrounds, allowing them to stand out, bold and impactful.
"Pleasure is a word seldom used in the current vocabulary of art criticism and commentary. My paintings simply aim to give viewers pleasure and to celebrate the playfulness of life... without the often-obsessive introspection about life and self." - Stephen Forbes
Forbes' work is held in public and private collections including the Allied Irish Bank, The Deutsche Bank, The Four Seasons Hotel Dublin, Queens University Belfast, Leverhulme and The Office of Public Works.
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Stephen Forbes - Passage
Gormleys Belfast 13 Apr - 4 May 2024Passage, the new body of work by the acclaimed Bangor-based artist Stephen Forbes, will be displayed in Gormleys Belfast from April 13 to May 2. Stephen Forbes was born in...Read more -
Stephen Forbes - Ice Series
At the Merchant Hotel Belfast 16 Feb - 16 Mar 2023Gormleys is delighted to present an exhibition by one of Northern Ireland's most exciting artists, Stephen Forbes. The exhibition will be held in our permanent gallery space in the 5* Merchant Hotel in Belfast city centre.Read more