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Scooter LaForge (born 1971) is an American artist based in New York's East Village.[2] He is a painter and sculptor, and has a line of clothing for Patricia Field and has collaborated with other fashion designers. LaForge's work is "inspired by gay pornography, cute fluffy animals, and sometimes iconic cartoons,"[3] drawing from a number of pop culture and artistic references, ranging from Disney[4] and Popeye[5] to Keith Haring and Rembrandt.[6]

Scooter LaForge
Born
James Edward LaForge

1971 (age 50–51)
Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
Education
Occupationartist
AwardsPollock-Krasner Foundation grant[1]
Websitescooter-laforge.com

The New York Times has described his work as "recalling the Neo-Expressionism that was popular in the '80s, the manic Neo-Surrealism of George Condo, and the comics-to-graffiti-to-canvas style of Kenny Scharf."[4]


Early life


LaForge was born James Edward LaForge[7] in 1971 in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[5]


Work


LaForge earned his BFA from the University of Arizona in 1993,[5] and began his career as a painter in San Francisco.[6] He moved to New York City in 2001,[3] where he attended the Cooper Union School of Art under a fellowship.[8] His art is in the collections of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art[9] and Beth Rudin DeWoody.[10]

LaForge has a line of hand-painted, unique clothing items that are sold through fashion stylist Patricia Field.[11] He has twice collaborated with Belgian fashion designer Walter Van Beirendonck.[12][13] His clothing has been worn by Susanne Bartsch,[14] Sandra Bernhard,[15] Beyoncé,[8] Miley Cyrus,[6] Boy George,[3] Debbie Harry,[8] Nicki Minaj,[3] Madonna,[8] Iggy Pop,[3] Rihanna,[6] and Lil Wayne.[3]


References


  1. "Scooter LaForge". Howl!.
  2. "'Public Art as Protest' debuts at Howl! Happening". EV Grieve. August 13, 2020.
  3. "21 Questions with Scooter LaForge". TNB. June 17, 2012.
  4. "What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week". New York Times. April 14, 2017. p. C22.
  5. "Scooter LaForge, New York, USA". oddities + objets d'arts + outsider.
  6. Lehrer, Adam (August 4, 2015). "Artist Scooter LaForge Has Found a New Art Medium in Clothing, Taking His Career to New Heights". Forbes.
  7. Lee, Denny (July 27, 2003). "Has Billburg Lost Its Cool?". New York Times.
  8. "Scooter LaForge". Printed Editions.
  9. Casals, Gonzalo; Parness, Noam, eds. (2019). Queer Holdings: A Survey of the Leslie-Lohman Museum Collection. Munich: Hirmer Verlag. p. 214. ISBN 9783777431932.
  10. "Scooter LaForge". Artland.
  11. La Ferla, Ruth (February 14, 2019). "Gender-Fluid Style: Street Wear, Club Gear and Lace". New York Times. p. D5.
  12. van Straaten, Laura (March 3, 2015). "Scooter LaForge's Paintings Suit Walter Van Beirendonck (and Beyonce, Too)". T Magazine.
  13. Schneier, Matthew (January 20, 2017). "A Pagan Message of Renewal at Walter Van Beirendonck's Show". New York Times.
  14. Wilson, Patti (January 2016). "Yes. It's Me... Susanne Bartsch". Vogue Italia. No. 785. Milan. pp. 198–221.
  15. "Scooter LaForge". handbook. June 7, 2010.




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