NEWS
Review of solo exhibition Freedom From Want at STUX GALLERY in Modern Painters magazine:
"In the current dismal state of the nation, viewing Johnson’s explosively grotesque paintings is suddenly a bit like looking in the mirror. As subtle as a popped blister, they ransack the cultural vernacular—Christianity, Thanksgiving, war, Michele Bachmann, Babe the Blue Ox—and spew it back in our face, with plenty of blood, guts, and bodily fluids. And let’s take a moment to appreciate that the announcement card for this show features the image of a military-helmeted dog crapping in Jesus’s mouth while fellating him. God Bless America."---Scott Indrisek.
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"Works that are visceral, beautiful and flamboyantly timely, which is saying a lot" Roberta Smith, The New York Times
"A tour de force of talent and passion" Valerie Gladstone, Art News
"The horror vacui sensation is akin to Bosch's overpopulated Hell in Johnson's lovely abominations" R.C. Baker, The Village Voice
"Gnarly, glaring monster mash imagery swirling amid iridescent, apocalyptic catastrophes ." Christopher Hart Chambers, DArt International
"An unusually efficient fusion of paint, process and image that, whether you like it or not, teems with decorative malevolence." Roberta Smith, The New York Times
"Johnson's unique surfaces turn garish carnival compositions into something lurking on the dark side of beauty." R.C. Baker, Village Voice
"Seductive works that deliver a biting critique of current society" Yaelle Amir, Beautiful Decay
Review of solo exhibition Freedom From Want at STUX GALLERY in Modern Painters magazine:
"In the current dismal state of the nation, viewing Johnson’s explosively grotesque paintings is suddenly a bit like looking in the mirror. As subtle as a popped blister, they ransack the cultural vernacular—Christianity, Thanksgiving, war, Michele Bachmann, Babe the Blue Ox—and spew it back in our face, with plenty of blood, guts, and bodily fluids. And let’s take a moment to appreciate that the announcement card for this show features the image of a military-helmeted dog crapping in Jesus’s mouth while fellating him. God Bless America."---Scott Indrisek.
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"Works that are visceral, beautiful and flamboyantly timely, which is saying a lot" Roberta Smith, The New York Times
"A tour de force of talent and passion" Valerie Gladstone, Art News
"The horror vacui sensation is akin to Bosch's overpopulated Hell in Johnson's lovely abominations" R.C. Baker, The Village Voice
"Gnarly, glaring monster mash imagery swirling amid iridescent, apocalyptic catastrophes ." Christopher Hart Chambers, DArt International
"An unusually efficient fusion of paint, process and image that, whether you like it or not, teems with decorative malevolence." Roberta Smith, The New York Times
"Johnson's unique surfaces turn garish carnival compositions into something lurking on the dark side of beauty." R.C. Baker, Village Voice
"Seductive works that deliver a biting critique of current society" Yaelle Amir, Beautiful Decay
