Untitled 560 Stephen Maine Using the geometric vocabulary found

Using the geometric vocabulary found in architectural schemata

transposing a specific landscape to a new location

This artwork plays with an ambiguity alternating between architectural interior and something that appears to be a protruding form

She originates her compositions on the computer

she carefully applies acrylic paint into the untreated linen surface

Untitled 560 Stephen Maine Using the geometric vocabulary foundThe technique Johnson employs is extremely rigorous, involving, as he says, pushing paint around with palette knives and drywall tools rather than brushes. The scraping and sanding creates a variety of different textures and leads to the emergence of unexpected forms.