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FOROM X JESSALYN BROOKS
We are proud to announce our latest design collaboration with a talented artist, Jessalyn Brooks, whose work is inspired by the swooping lines of the full female form juxtaposed with the geometric lines of the Cubist movement.
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This is Forom's first capsule collection collaborated with an artist. For our premier rug line, Forom wanted to collaborate with an artist that aligned with our aesthetic and further revealed a transformation of the medium – in this case, hand-tufted rugs. Based in Los Angeles, Jessalyn Brooks embodies the soul of an artist – she is not only a painter but also a jazz singer.
Jessalyn’s work represents the discussion of the female form and its role in power dynamics, symbolism, and spirituality. Her work can be seen in murals and galleries across LA, London, and New York. This collection is based on a series of drawings that she created in the height of the pandemic as a response to her new relationship with spirituality. While her vibrant paintings are more in conversation with surrealistic aspects, these drawings are more mathematical – blatant in their abstraction.
To Jessalyn, the two mediums guide each other. “The math sort of gives permission to the surreal. It's like, If you can work it out on paper with reason, you can paint away what is unknowable. These drawings were the door opening up to that realization.”
The series was called “Ascend for me, Baby.”
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
JESSALYN BROOKS
An LA artist, and jazz-singer Jessalyn Brooks paints the contours of the female form with blocky, colorful abstraction. Her works are informed by the romance of industry: machinery, shape, volume, and movement. represents the discussion of the female form and its role in power dynamics, symbol and spirituality. Her work can be seen in murals and galleries across LA, London and New York.