Werner Foster
Swartswood, NJ United States ![]()
"Die Facette"(German)... facet,piece,aspect. My work as of late has been an attempt to piece together shapes and marks to optically mix and create visual feelings of form and movement. Squares, rectangles, triangles are some of my more common mark... More
Artist Statement:
"Die Facette"(German)... facet,piece,aspect.
My work as of late has been an attempt to piece together shapes and marks to optically mix and create visual feelings of form and movement. Squares, rectangles, triangles are some of my more common marks, with teardrops and comet trails mixed in generously. Rather than soft atmospheric blends, clean abrupt edges are my preferred format. The emphasis is on facets of varying size and shape. Computer images are made of facets (or pixels as they are called), although these are uniform in size and shape and amount to pointillism, but with squares. My end result is (I hope) a Geometry of the world as we know it, an analytic map of forms and their movement through space. An attempt to go one step beyond cubism, pointillism, abstraction.
Werner Foster 12/17/2023
Much has been said about the "picture plane" in modern and post modern art. I
personally have no interest in it, other than it being the physical surface upon which I work. I don't want to "respect" it's integrity. I don't want to emphasize it or draw
attention to it. In fact i want to remove all perception of it. Of course this is ultimately impossible since it's there and not going anywhere. But I want to create work that hovers above, beyond it, around it and anywhere else I can lead the viewer on a journey to. Whether an illusion of reality or one of the inner mind, it is all still an illusion, like art itself. A dream waiting to become reality........Werner Foster
Feb 14 2020
My work as of late has been an attempt to piece together shapes and marks to optically mix and create visual feelings of form and movement. Squares, rectangles, triangles are some of my more common marks, with teardrops and comet trails mixed in generously. Rather than soft atmospheric blends, clean abrupt edges are my preferred format. The emphasis is on facets of varying size and shape. Computer images are made of facets (or pixels as they are called), although these are uniform in size and shape and amount to pointillism, but with squares. My end result is (I hope) a Geometry of the world as we know it, an analytic map of forms and their movement through space. An attempt to go one step beyond cubism, pointillism, abstraction.
Werner Foster 12/17/2023
Much has been said about the "picture plane" in modern and post modern art. I
personally have no interest in it, other than it being the physical surface upon which I work. I don't want to "respect" it's integrity. I don't want to emphasize it or draw
attention to it. In fact i want to remove all perception of it. Of course this is ultimately impossible since it's there and not going anywhere. But I want to create work that hovers above, beyond it, around it and anywhere else I can lead the viewer on a journey to. Whether an illusion of reality or one of the inner mind, it is all still an illusion, like art itself. A dream waiting to become reality........Werner Foster
Feb 14 2020
Education:
Werner Foster studied Painting and Drawing at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft NJ, with John Colantoneo and at the Art Students League of NYC under Peter Homitzky
Awards & Distinctions:
Residencies:
2023 Peters Valley NJ Craft Artist-in-Residence NJSCA, Layton, NJ
Werner Foster received a 2022 Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Hon. Mention - Skylands Annual 2010 Newton NJ Sussex County Arts Council, Newton NJ
Hon. Mention - Songs of the Old Mine Rd 2009 - Sussex County College , Newton NJ
1st Place - Sprint Phonebook Cover Competition, 2002 Sparta NJ
Hon. Mention - Greenville Art League 1986 Greenville TX Gerry Dodd juror Texas St. University
Hon. Mention - Richardson Art Society 1986 Richardson TX Wilbur Niewald
2023 Peters Valley NJ Craft Artist-in-Residence NJSCA, Layton, NJ
Werner Foster received a 2022 Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Hon. Mention - Skylands Annual 2010 Newton NJ Sussex County Arts Council, Newton NJ
Hon. Mention - Songs of the Old Mine Rd 2009 - Sussex County College , Newton NJ
1st Place - Sprint Phonebook Cover Competition, 2002 Sparta NJ
Hon. Mention - Greenville Art League 1986 Greenville TX Gerry Dodd juror Texas St. University
Hon. Mention - Richardson Art Society 1986 Richardson TX Wilbur Niewald
Professional/Teaching Experience:
Werner Foster has worked with the Jersey City Mural Arts Program ( JCMAP ) , Jersey City NJ 2021-2022
Exhibitions:
Artist:
Werner Foster
1080 Rt. 521 #76
Swartswood NJ 07877
Group Shows and Awards:
2023 Fayetteville State Univ., Fayetteville NC "National Drawing"
2022 Susquehanna University 13th Annual Figurative, Selinsgrove PA
2022 New Jersey State Individual Artist Fellowship Grant $5000.-
2021 Jersey City Mural Arts Program Group Show, Jersey City NJ
2020 Novado Gallery "RED" Jersey City NJ
2018 Minot State University "Americas 2018" Minot, North Dakota
2017 The Monmouth Museum "Watercolour" Lincroft NJ
2010 The Noyes Museum "Small Works" Hammonton NJ
2010 George Segal Gallery "Connections 6" Montclair NJ
2010 Skylands Annual SCAHC, Newton N
2009 The Long Island Museum "Works on Paper" Stony Brook NY
2009 George Segal Gallery "Connections 5" Montclair NJ
2009 Sussex County College "Songs of the Old Mine Rd." Newton NJ
2009 Ramapo College Annual Mahwah NJ
2009 Beamsderfer Gallery Group Photo Exhibit Highland Park NJ
2008 The Gallery and Studio (G.A.S.) "Small Works" Poughkeepsie N.Y.
2008 Altered Aeshetics Gallery "Bitter Fruits" Minneapolis, MN
2008 GalleryWithoutWalls "Metro 25' Small Works , Newark NJ
2007 Kinsey Institute for Research Indiana St University Bloomington Indiana
2006 Skylands Annual SCAHC Newton NJ
2005 Gallery 125 Group Invitational, Trenton NJ
2004 Skylands Annual SCAHC Newton NJ
2004 The Mountain Show, Bernardsville NJ
2002 Watchung Arts Center, Watchung NJ
2002 Skylands Annual SCAHC Newton NJ18
2000 The Star Gallery, Two Person Show Middletown NY
1999 The Monmouth Museum Annual Lincroft NJ
1991 Essex Arts Council Annual Montclair NJ
1990 Ridgewood Art Institute Annual Ridgewood NJ
1989 Middlesex County Museum Annual Group Piscataway NJ
1989 Art Students League of NY NY NY
1989 The Carrier Foundation Belle Mead NJ
1986 Richardson Art Society Annual Group Richardson TX
1986 Greenville Art League Annual Group Greenville TX
1986 Irving Art Association "Texas and Neighbors" Irving, TX
1986 500X Gallery Group Exhibit Dallas TX
1984 Thompson Park Visitors Center, Three Person Show, , Lincroft NJ
Other Awards:
Hon. Mention - Skylands Annual 2010 Newton NJ
Hon. Mention - Songs of the Old Mine Rd 2009 - Sussex County College , Newton NJ
1st Place - Sprint Phonebook Cover Competition, 2002 Sparta NJ
Hon. Mention - Greenville Art League 1986 Greenville TX
Gerry Dodd juror Texas St. University
Hon. Mention - Richardson Art Society 1986 Richardson TX
Wilbur Niewald juror, Kansas City Art Institue
Artist Statement:
Much has been said about the "picture plane" in modern and post modern art. I
personally have no interest in it, other than it being the physical surface upon which I work. I dont want to emphasize it or draw attention to it. In fact i want to remove all perception of it. Of course this is ultimately impossible since it's there and not going anywhwere. But I want to create work that hovers above, beyond it, around it and anywhere else I can lead the viewer on a journey to. Whether an illusion of reality or one of the inner mind, it is all still an illusion, like art itself. A dream waiting to become reality.
Werner Foster feb 14 2020
Bibliography:
S t r a u s n e w s . c o m
O c t 7 2 0 0 9
T h e J e r s e y J o u r n a l
O c t 4 2 0 0 9
2 T h e H u d s o n R e p o r t e r , J e r s e y C i t y N J
S e p t . 2 0 , 2 0 0 9
N e w J e r s e y S u n d a y H e r a l d
J a n 1 1 2 0 0 9
J e r s e y C i t y N J , C i t y H a l l P r e s s R e l e a s e
J a n 2 8 2 0 0 8
N e w J e r s e y S u n d a y H e r a l d
D e c . 2 3 2 0 0 7
N e w J e r s e y S u n d a y H e r a l d
O c t 2 1 2 0 0 7
T h e W a r r e n R e p o r t e r , W a r r e n N J
O c t 2 5 2 0 0 7
T h e S p a r t a T o w n s h i p J o u r n a l , S p a r t a N J
N o v 7 2 0 0 2
T h e N o r t h J e r s e y H e r a l d a n d N e w s
J a n 2 6 1 9 9 7
T h e S c r a n t o n T i m e s , S c r a n t o n P A
J u n e 1 1 1 9 9 5
T h e A s b u r y P a r k P r e s s , A s b u r y P a r k , N J
M a r 1 4 1 9 9 0
T h e R e d B a n k R e g i s t e r , R e d B a n k N J
M a r c h 9 , 1 9 8 4
Tova Novarra of the Asbury Park Press has said of Mr Fosters' work:
"it has personality and confident technique"
Collections:
Kathleen Jansen Green Village , NJ
Joelle Aponte Long Branch NJ
Trisha Horgan Exeter, United Kingdom
Ailena DiBenedetto Austin TX
Sarah Ramm Boonton NJ
Amanda Martin Pensacola FLA
Anthony Rizzo Sparta NJ
Angela Cali Montclair NJ
Suzanne Dahlberg Sparta NJ
Ben Poznansky NY, NY
Karen Kitchel Newton NJ
Kamal Ashcroft Somerset NJ
Helena Dantoni Brick NJ
Gina McGuire Hamburg NJ
Gio Caccio Wantage NJ
Regina Goldy Sparta NJ
Abram Scanck Matamoras PA
Mimi Gunn Lafayette NJ
Werner Foster
1080 Rt. 521 #76
Swartswood NJ 07877
Group Shows and Awards:
2023 Fayetteville State Univ., Fayetteville NC "National Drawing"
2022 Susquehanna University 13th Annual Figurative, Selinsgrove PA
2022 New Jersey State Individual Artist Fellowship Grant $5000.-
2021 Jersey City Mural Arts Program Group Show, Jersey City NJ
2020 Novado Gallery "RED" Jersey City NJ
2018 Minot State University "Americas 2018" Minot, North Dakota
2017 The Monmouth Museum "Watercolour" Lincroft NJ
2010 The Noyes Museum "Small Works" Hammonton NJ
2010 George Segal Gallery "Connections 6" Montclair NJ
2010 Skylands Annual SCAHC, Newton N
2009 The Long Island Museum "Works on Paper" Stony Brook NY
2009 George Segal Gallery "Connections 5" Montclair NJ
2009 Sussex County College "Songs of the Old Mine Rd." Newton NJ
2009 Ramapo College Annual Mahwah NJ
2009 Beamsderfer Gallery Group Photo Exhibit Highland Park NJ
2008 The Gallery and Studio (G.A.S.) "Small Works" Poughkeepsie N.Y.
2008 Altered Aeshetics Gallery "Bitter Fruits" Minneapolis, MN
2008 GalleryWithoutWalls "Metro 25' Small Works , Newark NJ
2007 Kinsey Institute for Research Indiana St University Bloomington Indiana
2006 Skylands Annual SCAHC Newton NJ
2005 Gallery 125 Group Invitational, Trenton NJ
2004 Skylands Annual SCAHC Newton NJ
2004 The Mountain Show, Bernardsville NJ
2002 Watchung Arts Center, Watchung NJ
2002 Skylands Annual SCAHC Newton NJ18
2000 The Star Gallery, Two Person Show Middletown NY
1999 The Monmouth Museum Annual Lincroft NJ
1991 Essex Arts Council Annual Montclair NJ
1990 Ridgewood Art Institute Annual Ridgewood NJ
1989 Middlesex County Museum Annual Group Piscataway NJ
1989 Art Students League of NY NY NY
1989 The Carrier Foundation Belle Mead NJ
1986 Richardson Art Society Annual Group Richardson TX
1986 Greenville Art League Annual Group Greenville TX
1986 Irving Art Association "Texas and Neighbors" Irving, TX
1986 500X Gallery Group Exhibit Dallas TX
1984 Thompson Park Visitors Center, Three Person Show, , Lincroft NJ
Other Awards:
Hon. Mention - Skylands Annual 2010 Newton NJ
Hon. Mention - Songs of the Old Mine Rd 2009 - Sussex County College , Newton NJ
1st Place - Sprint Phonebook Cover Competition, 2002 Sparta NJ
Hon. Mention - Greenville Art League 1986 Greenville TX
Gerry Dodd juror Texas St. University
Hon. Mention - Richardson Art Society 1986 Richardson TX
Wilbur Niewald juror, Kansas City Art Institue
Artist Statement:
Much has been said about the "picture plane" in modern and post modern art. I
personally have no interest in it, other than it being the physical surface upon which I work. I dont want to emphasize it or draw attention to it. In fact i want to remove all perception of it. Of course this is ultimately impossible since it's there and not going anywhwere. But I want to create work that hovers above, beyond it, around it and anywhere else I can lead the viewer on a journey to. Whether an illusion of reality or one of the inner mind, it is all still an illusion, like art itself. A dream waiting to become reality.
Werner Foster feb 14 2020
Bibliography:
S t r a u s n e w s . c o m
O c t 7 2 0 0 9
T h e J e r s e y J o u r n a l
O c t 4 2 0 0 9
2 T h e H u d s o n R e p o r t e r , J e r s e y C i t y N J
S e p t . 2 0 , 2 0 0 9
N e w J e r s e y S u n d a y H e r a l d
J a n 1 1 2 0 0 9
J e r s e y C i t y N J , C i t y H a l l P r e s s R e l e a s e
J a n 2 8 2 0 0 8
N e w J e r s e y S u n d a y H e r a l d
D e c . 2 3 2 0 0 7
N e w J e r s e y S u n d a y H e r a l d
O c t 2 1 2 0 0 7
T h e W a r r e n R e p o r t e r , W a r r e n N J
O c t 2 5 2 0 0 7
T h e S p a r t a T o w n s h i p J o u r n a l , S p a r t a N J
N o v 7 2 0 0 2
T h e N o r t h J e r s e y H e r a l d a n d N e w s
J a n 2 6 1 9 9 7
T h e S c r a n t o n T i m e s , S c r a n t o n P A
J u n e 1 1 1 9 9 5
T h e A s b u r y P a r k P r e s s , A s b u r y P a r k , N J
M a r 1 4 1 9 9 0
T h e R e d B a n k R e g i s t e r , R e d B a n k N J
M a r c h 9 , 1 9 8 4
Tova Novarra of the Asbury Park Press has said of Mr Fosters' work:
"it has personality and confident technique"
Collections:
Kathleen Jansen Green Village , NJ
Joelle Aponte Long Branch NJ
Trisha Horgan Exeter, United Kingdom
Ailena DiBenedetto Austin TX
Sarah Ramm Boonton NJ
Amanda Martin Pensacola FLA
Anthony Rizzo Sparta NJ
Angela Cali Montclair NJ
Suzanne Dahlberg Sparta NJ
Ben Poznansky NY, NY
Karen Kitchel Newton NJ
Kamal Ashcroft Somerset NJ
Helena Dantoni Brick NJ
Gina McGuire Hamburg NJ
Gio Caccio Wantage NJ
Regina Goldy Sparta NJ
Abram Scanck Matamoras PA
Mimi Gunn Lafayette NJ
Artistic Influences:
post-impressionism, realism, cubism, expressionism. Lucian Freud, Van Gogh. Bellini, Thomas Lawrence, Picasso.
Artist Tags:
landscape, figurative, expressionist
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