Strauss & co - 19 November 2015, Johannesburg

33 EDUCATION ENDOWMENT AUCTION 80 RICHARD JOHN FORBES SOUTH AFRICAN 20TH CENTURY Water Bearer signed, dated 2012, numbered B.A.T. and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin woodcut sheet size: 198 by 105 cm; image size: 178 by 89 cm R15 000 – 20 000 Richard Forbes is a multi-medium artist based in Johannesburg. Forbes graduated from the Johannesburg School for Art, Ballet, Music and Drama in painting and sculpture in 1989 before completing an apprenticeship with South African artist, Guy du Toit. Richard then settled in the UK where he held a number of solo exhibitions and also co-founded Beacon Studios in London. In 2000, Richard returned to South Africa where he continued to exhibit and work on a number of commissions. In 2005, he founded the Richard Forbes School for Sculpture. Of his work, Forbes says he aims to, ‘Engage all the senses at once to focus the full attention of a group or individual.’ He intends for the viewer, ‘to experience art in such a way that you know it… When you encounter one of my works or events the requirement is to touch, to be a part of the life of the work.’