Sep 15th 2017

Anders Johnson: Polymer Relic

@ Carlson Tower Gallery of North Park University

3225 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60625

Opening Friday, September 15th, from 3:30PM - 7:30PM

On view through Friday, October 6th

Regarding his work Anders Johnson writes:
“My paintings portray compressed and bustling spaces and are inspired by anything––from films and books to travel and memories. I develop the paintings using a compilation of unrelated images taken from photographs that are either shot on location or found through Internet research. As part of this process, I make digital sketches of the composition, using Photoshop to answer some of my initial questions concerning space and color.
In the work, I incorporate hard edges and exaggerated perspectives to enhance the architectural characteristics of the forms I’m depicting. Many of the paintings also retain traces of the washy, drippy marks of the underpainting, exposing my process while providing a contrast between the initial translucent layers and the more opaque shapes and brushwork that lie on top. I’m interested in how this build-up of history on the surface of the paintings reflects the complex reality and slightly fictionalized spaces I’m representing.”

Anders Johnson bio:
Anders Johnson lives in Gunnison, Colorado where he is an Associate Professor of Art at Western State Colorado University. An art graduate from North Park University, he holds an MFA from Indiana University and has recently appeared in the 2016 Midwest edition of New American Paintings. His work is in the collection of the Evansville Art Museum, Vincennes University, and Doane College. He has had recent solo exhibitions at Wabash Valley College and the Open Gallery in Vincennes, IN and has participated in recent group exhibitions at the Soo Visual Arts Center in Minneapolis and the CICA Museum outside of Seoul, South Korea.

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