Artist Information:
Chris Johnson
Crofton,
Canada
Member Since: Aug 2003
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Artist Statement:
I have not chosen art, the
painting and sculpture. It is
a task, a responsibility if
you will, given me by the
Creator from birth. As a small
child removed from home and
family, speaking no English
and placed in foster care in
Toronto, drawing was often my
primary means of
communication. The elders of
my people, whom I met for the
first time a few years ago,
tell me that even as a
toddler, I drew. I am, they
say, what the Anishinabe call
a Dreamer.
I learned much about
sculptural products while
creating the bas reliefed
murals
in Sidney and Victoria,
British Columbia, starting
with resin and expanding foam,
moving to structural foam and
fibreglass, then acrylic
stucco, and eventually to a
major sculpture that utilized
all of these as well as a few
other new materials.
My study of various materials
and methods has resulted in
some ground-breaking
work. The bas reliefed murals
in Sidney were the first of
their kind, and have had
artists from all over the
continent contacting my studio
to find out how they were
done.
I believe that as an artist,
to be an artist, is to
continue to learn, explore,
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Chris Johnson's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Chris Johnson's Portfolio.
I have not chosen art, the painting and sculpture. It is a task, a responsibility if you will, given me by the Creator from birth. As a small child removed from home and family, speaking no English and placed in foster care in Toronto, drawing was often my primary means of communication. The elders of my people, whom I met for the first time a few years ago, tell me that even as a toddler, I drew. I am, they say, what the Anishinabe call a Dreamer.
I learned much about sculptural products while creating the bas reliefed murals
in Sidney and Victoria, British Columbia, starting with resin and expanding foam, moving to structural foam and fibreglass, then acrylic stucco, and eventually to a major sculpture that utilized all of these as well as a few other new materials.
My study of various materials and methods has resulted in some ground-breaking
work. The bas reliefed murals in Sidney were the first of their kind, and have had artists from all over the continent contacting my studio to find out how they were done.
I believe that as an artist, to be an artist, is to continue to learn, explore, ... |
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