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Since the late
1950s, Peter Forakis has produced a continually fluid,
self-generating body of sculpture based on geometric space,
and rhomboidal modules and trundcated cubes. The possibilities
suggested by these forms have been subjected to infinite
and protracted exploration Forakis has created monumental
sculptures, such as the “Atlanta Gateway,”
that spans a major traffic artery, as well as smaller
works suggested by parts of earlier projects. The interrelationships
between all of these and the process by which each new
piece arises from one or another of the older works is
enriched by the complexity of Forakis’ background
and an incisively acute and probing mind. The son of a
Greek immigrant, Forakis grew up on the vast Wyoming prairie.
The heritage of ancient Greek mythology, philosophy and
geometry, and the unique character of the western United
States, imparts a salient quality to Forakis; prodigious
production. The elegant, cerebral forms appear acutely
paradoxical in relation to their rugged, earthy creator.
–Joanne Dickson
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