Christopher Forgues
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Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Massachusetts, U.S. |
Other names | C.F., Chris Forgues |
Alma mater | Massachusetts College of Art and Design |
Known for | Cartoons, Graphic Novels, Music |
Christopher "Chris" Forgues, (also known professionally as C.F. and Kites),[1] is an artist and musician, best known for his graphic novel serial Powr Mastrs.[2] He is based in Providence, Rhode Island.
About
He holds a B.F.A. from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.[citation needed][when?] C.F. was influenced in the 2000s by the Fort Thunder art collective in Providence, Rhode Island and did some worked with them.[3] C.F. collaborated with Ben Jones on a zine project called "Paper Radio".[4][5][3] Art in America magazine named Forgues one of the, "most important cartoonists of their generation" for his work with Paper Radio.[3]
His graphic novel series, Powr Mastrs, is published by Picturebox. His story "Mosfet Warlock and the Mechlin Men" was included in The Best American Comics 2009, edited by Charles Burns.[citation needed] His work has also been published in Kramers Ergot, and has been shown at galleries in New York and Los Angeles.[6][7] Forgues had a monthly comic strip, Monorail High, in Mothers News, a monthly newspaper published in Providence, Rhode Island.[8]
His comics and graphic novels make heavy use of surrealism and absurdity, while often paying homage to older comic genres such as pulp.[9][10] He has been praised by The Comics Reporter for his skills at "overlooked nuances of comics storytelling, in particular pacing".[11]
As a musician, Forgues has toured the United States several times, also appearing in Europe and Canada. Forgues employs homemade electronics, effects pedals, and altered acoustic instruments.
Selected work
Music
- Kites: Royal Paint With The Metallic Gardener From The United States Of America Helped Into An Open Field By Women And Children (2004)[12]
- Kites: Peace Trials (Load Records, 2006)
- Kites: Hallucination Guillotine/Final Worship (Load Records, 2008)
- Daily Life: Necessary and Pathetic (Load Records, 2010)
Books
- Brinkman, Matt; Forgues, Christopher; Simmons, Josh; Smyth, Fiona (2005). Free Radicals. PictureBox. ISBN 097136706X.
- F., C. (2007). Powr Mastrs: Volume 1. PictureBox. ISBN 0978972287.
- F., C. (2008). Gale, David; Ellery, Jonathan (eds.). Powr Mastrs: Volume 2. PictureBox. ISBN 978-0-9815622-1-6.[13]
- Powr Mastrs Vol. 3 (PictureBox, 2010)
- Sediment (PictureBox, 2011)
- Mere (PictureBox, 2013)
- Forgues, Christopher (2019). Pierrot Alterations. Anthology Editions. ISBN 1944860231.
References
- ^ "Chris Forgues (Kites, Fort Thunder) releases Powr Mastrs #3 comic, would like to buy a vowel". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- ^ "NO PHOTOS EXTRA - CHRISTOPHER FORGUES". Vice Magazine. 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ a b c Nadel, Dan (2016-04-28). "Punk and Hippie". Art in America. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- ^ Beaty, Bart; Woo, Benjamin (2016). The Greatest Comic Book of All Time: Symbolic Capital and the Field of American Comic Books. Springer. p. 71. ISBN 1137531622.
- ^ Chiaverina, John (16 September 2015). "Paul's Pile Of Papers: Paul Bright On His Paper Rad Collection And Forthcoming Book". ARTnews. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Collins, Sean T. (17 January 2012). "Kramers Ergot 8". The Comics Journal. Fantagraphics Books. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ ""Comics" by C.F." (PDF) (Press release). Brooklyn, NY: Beginnings—. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ James-Wilson, Matthew (30 January 2018). "Jacob Berendes". No. 18. FORGE. Art Magazine. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Winslow-Yost, Gabriel (22 July 2013). "The Joys of 'Mere'". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Miranda, Carolina A. (10 October 2014). "5 artists to watch from 'The Best American Comics of 2014'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "A Profile of Christopher "C.F." Forgues". The Comics Reporter. October 30, 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Kites - Royal Paint With The Metallic Gardener From The United States Of America Helped Into An Open Field By Women And Children". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "Powr Mastrs: Volume 2 (Review)". Publishers Weekly. Jan 5, 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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