Doug Frohman »

Symbolic abstraction in Chicago

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Chicago abstract artist, Doug Frohman views abstract art as the poetry to realism’s prose. “With abstraction”, the artist says, “the forms and figures the imagination invents must weave a coherent picture akin to the relationships found in nature”. The abstract symbolism Mr. Frohman developed draws images from his on-going involvement with the world of digital media and the Internet.

His abstract digital language suggests lettering from various cultures - Korean, Hebrew, Hindu - but the larger point made is, these are signs we use to communicate, tools we use to bridge the gaps between us. Like poetry, abstract art - when successful - allows us to reach beyond the commonality of life’s everyday and reach into that bracing realm of feeling that links everything together - it is our humanity.