Tim Forcade is a multimedia artist employing painting, theatrical/studio lighting, electronic systems, video and photography to create imagery inspired by light in all its forms. He has combined his education in drawing and painting (BFA 1970) with ongoing research and experiments with technology-based media. His work has been published, collected and exhibited nationally and internationally.
Beginning in the 1960’s Tim worked with projected light to create environmental stage effects for live performances across the Midwest and Canada. Throughout the 70s and 80s, he designed and built interactive electronic devices he used to transform sound into colored light. During the 80s and 90s Tim participated in the emergence of 2D and 3D computer graphics as an artist, author, and development team member.
His more recent photography leverages his decades of experience as a professional photographer and artist skilled in computational photography and digital image processing. His imagery is based on arranging objects he asserts “affect light without necessarily being delineated by it.” This recent work has been referred to as a true synthesis between painting and photography.
