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Eric Johnson | |
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| Born | 1949 Burbank, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Movement | Finish Fetish |
| Website | Official website |
Eric Johnson was raised in the post-war San Fernando Valley, and his art is symbolic of that time and place. Graduating summa cum laude from University of California, Irvine, he became a studio assistant to John Paul Jones, Craig Kauffman, and Tony DeLap. he has lived and worked in San Pedro, California since 1996.
Inspired by both art and science, Johnson creates composite works of pigment, wood, automotive lacquer, and resin. The handcrafted abstract works are sheathed in resin skins, often revealing glimpses of skeletal armatures and hidden architectures. Other influences have been the aerospace industry and ancestral boat builder heritage.
Johnson has spent decades working with polyester resin. Like many artists of his generation, he embraced the hot-rod culture of Southern California. He has made customized car bodies for the Porsche 962 and has lovingly overhauled vintage cars-as evidence by the two-toned 1939 Chevrolet panel truck and fire engine red 1934 Ford pickup that sit to one side of his studio. As often was the case for artists working in the 1970s, industrial products found their way into Johnson’s studio practice. “I’ve translated all that automotive knowledge into making my artwork”,” he says. “I use the full array of auto tools and pigments.” SCAPE southern california art projects + exhibitions https://scapesite.com/eric-johnson/
“Fundamentally, I believe the driving force behind my work lies in my fascination with scale and the exploration of the underlying principles of physics. Through abstracted DNA strands and the study of wavelength patterns, my artwork bears witness to this research." />
https://www.ericjohnsonstudio.com/home
Eric Johnson, who moved here in 1996 https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/2024/10/09/san-pedros-ranch/58747
Education
[edit]1969-1971 Los Angeles Valley College 1971-1972 Cal Arts 1 1986 Masters of Fine Arts University California at Irvine https://www.ericjohnsonstudio.com/resume
Education: University of California, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Irvine, Ca University of California, Masters of Fine Arts, Irvine, CA
Eric Johnson attended Valley College; California Institute of the Arts and received his Masters of Fine Arts degree from University of California Irvine. Attending Cal Arts and UCIrvine,
Criticism and commentary
[edit]In 1975, Jeff Perone wrote in Artforum magazine about Linden's work in "Both Kinds: Contemporary Art in L.A.": "... Precious objects are precious objects and my personal preferences from Diebenkorn 1945, to Linden 1975 means the same thing; the works resemble each other closely, only Linden's a little more loose in technique and tighter in concept. It does not matter how far the distance traveled, chronologically or psychologically. The new looks like the old, and the good things, new or old, are tradition, as in the new tradition, a tradition that looks good. Linden is expressing himself, goddamnit."[1]
Finish Fetish style
[edit]Finish Fetish denotes a style of art related to the LA Look,[1] pop art, minimalism, and light and space originating in southern California in the 1960s.
Artists associated with the Finish Fetish style include Peter Alexander, Larry Bell, Billy Al Bengston, Judy Chicago, Joe Goode, Robert Irwin, Craig Kauffman, John McCracken, Kenneth Price, DeWain Valentine, and Don Dudley.
Exhibitions
[edit]- 2023 William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, Madame X
https://www.williamturnergallery.com/eric-johnson-madame-x 2022 Eric Johnson, Paul Williams Gallery, Ontario, CA
- 2018 Helex 2, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA
- 2017 Heart Sequential, SCAPE Gallery Crona Del Mar, CA
Public and private collections
[edit]Johnson’s work is in many public and private collections, including:
- Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California;
- Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California,;
- Lancaster Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, California;
- CBS Broadcasting headquarters in New York City;
- Los Angeles digital production company Digital Domain;
- English artist Mary Barnes;
- actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his father George;
- director James Cameron;
- Shorewood Realtors founder Arnold Goldstein and his wife Homeira
Awards and citations
[edit]- 1978: National Endowment for the Arts, individual artist's grant in painting
2009 American Association of Museums Honorable Mention Award for The Maize Project catalog
1996 Grant from the Adolph and Esther Gotlieb Foundation, Inc. New York, NY
1996 “Artist Beyond Disabilities” 1st Place, Long Beach, CA
1988 “Best of Show”, Visual Arts ‘88, Art Institute of Southern California
1984 University of California at Irvine, Graduate Study Regents Fellowship, Irvine, CA First Annual Recipient of the California Retired Teachers Associations Awards, Laura E. Settle Scholarship Fund, Irvine, CA
1980 Joan Irvine Award, Newport Beach City Arts Commission, Irvine, CA
References
[edit]- ^ Jeff Perrone, "Both Kinds: Contemporary Art from Los Angeles", Artforum, Summer, 1975
External links
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