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 Artist Chris Johanson's brightly colored, socially saturated works offer a humorous light to current cultural and societal feelings. With the background of the artist rooted in contemporary culture rather than formal art training, Johanson is able to rely solely on his personal experiences and the collective experience of all Americans to explore absurdity and humor in contemporary life. The artist is a prolific creator and clearly prefers a steady stream of ideas to be completed over tedious long-term works. Johanson is a Bay Area artist who is often included in the "Mission School," a group of suburban-influenced creators, including Barry Mcgee and Margaret Kilgallen. Johanson was launched into art stardom after receiving the SECA Art Award from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and being included in 2002 Whitney Biennial. The following year, the artist completed an exhibition with the Deitch Projects in New York City titled "Now is Now" and was included in an exhibition at SITE Santa Fe. This year, the artist will exhibit "Apex: Chris Johanson" at the Portland Art Museum, and, in 2008, Johanson will exhibit again with the Jack Hanley Gallery in San Francisco. Posted by Seth Curcio at May 18, 2007 12:00 AM | Permalink | E-mail This | |||
Join the discussion:I wonder what the scale of this painting is. This post made me want to find out more about Chris Johanson and I saw that he has a book coming out or out called "Please Listen I Have Something To Tell You About What Is." Has anyone gotten their hands on it? ---------------------------------------------------------- Posted by: Ana | May 18, 2007 10:59 AM You can get the book, Chris Johanson: Please Listen I Have Something to Tell You About What It Is, at Barnes and Noble for $36 US dollars. It came out in March of this year. ---------------------------------------------------------- Posted by: Thomas | May 18, 2007 03:57 PM I love chris johansons work! Both he and his wife Jo Jackson will actually be featured in a new film called Beautiful Losers! It looks amazing, featuring a whole bunch of artists like Shepard Fairey and Barry McGee. Go and check out the site: www.beautifullosers.com ---------------------------------------------------------- Posted by: dana | June 17, 2008 02:43 PM |
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