A free publication from Allan Heywood Enamels
detail from "Alone", 1991 - enamel sgraffito
Intricacy and mysterious complexity mark the work of Swiss enameller Gabor Forgo. His moody, aloof panels seem to observe a world just out of the field of view. There is a feeling that if one were to hold one's head at just the right angle this alternate reality would leap sharply into focus and .......
"Alone" won an "Award for Excellence" at the International Exhibition of Enamelling Art in Japan in 1991. continued ...
In this Issue:
V2 #4 Mar. 2003: Gabor Forgo - introduction - sgraffitoed enamel panels.
V2 #4 Mar. 2003: Exhibition - David Popham - FUSION: GLASS ON METAL
"An Exploration of Contemporary Enamelling on the Folded Form"
V2 #4 Mar. 2003: Engine Turning & Guilloché - a bit of an explanation.
V2 #4 Mar. 2003: Enamelling book reviews - Marilyn Seitlin Tendrich
The Art of Fine Enameling, by Karen L. Cohen
Enameling with Professionals, by Lilyan Bachrach.
V2 #4 Mar. 2003: I Sing the Body Electric - Walt Whitman - a poem.
"Have you ever loved the body of a woman?
Have you ever loved the body of a man?
Do you not see that these are exactly the same to all
in all nations and times all over the earth? " .... continued
"GLASS on METAL"
Allan Heywood
Engine Turning
Hand engraving