Lora Fosberg’s humorous, slightly cartoonish paintings at Linda Warren are notable for their accessibility. While she was an art major at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, classes in psychology and philosophy led her to believe that “humanity is all one mind–we’re the same.” At that time she decided she wanted her art to appeal to “the guy who pumps my gas along with the professor at the university. But I’ve also always wanted to push the boundaries, surprise my viewers.” The 12-foot-wide We’re Perfect, Let’s Not Change suggests both the everyday and the unusual, showing familiar household objects–a mattress, a phonograph, a potted plant, an upside-down table–widely scattered over a bare background. She made it after a “bad breakup,” she explains, and it does suggest the chaos and pathos of belongings tossed out a window.
