The Stark and Stunning Realistic Landscapes of Zaria Forman

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

The Stark and Stunning Realistic Landscapes of Zaria Forman

Zaria Forman

The photo realistic pastel drawings of Zaria Forman, record the ever-changing beauty of regions affected by climate change.

Zaria Forman, takes up to a month to complete one of her beautiful pastel landscapes. Through her art, the goal is to document the ever-changing beauty of regions affected by climate change.

Forman's drawings were recently used in the set design for the Netflix series, House of Cards.

Forman, from Brooklyn in New York, USA, led an Arctic expedition to the north west coast of Greenland purposely with the aim of creating art inspired by the dramatic geography.

Her mother, Rena Bass Forman, originally came up with the idea but died before her daughter could see it through, and so she promised to carry out the journey in her name.

Thompson Lake #4
25"x42", Soft Pastel on Paper, 2010

"The inspiration for my drawings began in early childhood when I traveled with my family throughout several of the world's most remote landscapes, which were the subject of my mother's fine art photography," writes Foreman on her website.

After formal training at Skidmore college Forman now exhibits extensively in galleries and venues throughout the United States and overseas.