Chris Johanson: Considering Unknow Know with What Is, and Johanson Chris
Chris Johanson: Considering Unknow Know with What Is, and Johanson Chris New paintings on recycled canvas by a protagonist of San Francisco's Mission SchoolCalifornia-born, Portland-based artist…
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Chris Johanson: Considering Unknow Know with What Is, and Johanson Chris
New paintings on recycled canvas by a protagonist of San Francisco's Mission SchoolCalifornia-born, Portland-based artist Chris Johanson (born 1968) has made a significant departure from his previous bodies of work over the past five years. This fully illustrated exhibition catalog highlights these latest works, with subject matter ranging from swirling abstractions to floating emotive heads to armies of ants. Reflecting on life and the material footprint that humans leave behind, he has abandoned wood substrates for discarded drop cloths and clothing stretched over found stretcher-bar materials, creating slow and meticulous paintings reminiscent of ancient frescoes or mandalas.
Johanson also incorporates six artworks by his late friend and fellow artist Chris Corales and a collaborative furniture piece by the artist and his partner, Johanna Jackson. This