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Peter Forakis, Sculptor Artist

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About Peter Forakis

Peter Forakis, Sculptor ArtistPeter Forakis was born in Hanna, Wyoming to immigrant Greek decent and was raised on the prarie until age 10. He was in the Merchant Marines from 1945-1950, served in the US Military from 1951-1953, then earned his B.F.A at the California School of Fine Arts in 1957. He established himself as an artist in New York, then moved to California in 1979 to teach and to open his studios.

Peter's Sculptures

Peter Forakis, Sculptor ArtistPeter's originally concentrated on painting then moved to sculptures and is best known as the originator of geometry-based sculpture. Due to this love of geometry, he explored art in a four-dimensional space, giving his work a mathematical appearance.

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Lived September 22, 1927 to November 26, 2009.

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