Nicholas Forker believes that the function of art is “to make visible the radiance of eternity through all the forms of time.” Forker has recently been employing media beyond his popular ballpoint-pen drawings of astronauts, such as his pigmented metal pieces. Both Forker’s ongoing “Astronaut” series and his works on metal are deeply concerned with exploration—both internal and external. Playing with light and vantage points, he creates a unique visual experience.