Susanne Forestieri’s newest series of drawings are based on film stills that fit her personal definition of Film Noir. She rummaged through chaotic boxes of discarded movie stills in old bookshops to find the right voice for this series. Attracted by their style, high contrast, dramatic shadows and dream-like nature she looked for frames that could condense a drama into a single image. Similar to dreams, they create a strange, erotic, ambivalent and cruel universe. The characters are often victims, trapped by a malevolent world or by their demons within. Women are of questionable virtue and heros lose their innocence.

Film Noir I  
30 x 40"  Charcoal on Reeves
1100.

Film Noir II
30 x 40"  Charcoal on Reeves
900.

Film Noir III
30 x 40"  Charcoal on Reeves
1200.

Film Noir IV
30 x 40"  Charcoal on Reeves
1300.

Film Noir V
30 x 40"  Charcoal on Reeves
800.

Film Noir VI
30 x 40"  Charcoal on Reeves
1300.

Ms. Forestieri (b.1945) grew up in NYC and later attended the Arts Students League on merit scholarship. In 1995 she received a BFA and graduated Cum Laude from UNLV.  Currently she teaches and writes the fine arts column for the Las Vegas Weekly.

Film Noir VII
30 x 40"  Charcoal on Reeves
1100.