Gene Johnson

Performance, 50 x 50 cm,


Gene Johnson began his painting career in New York City's Soho district.  He has participated in many group and solo exhibitions in New York, Mexico, Paris, Madrid, Havana and Sao Paulo.  His work can be found in private, corporate and museum collections in the US, Latin America and Europe.

 

Johnson's work is defined by his painterly use of color, texture and form allude to his respect for traditional and expressive painters alike.   His intense and energetic application of paint embodies these paintings with a synthesis of emotion, intuition and sensuality.  Rich patinas suggest a density of time and history.

 

He alternately works in painting and collage.  His collages are all small scale, giving them a sense of intimacy and playfulness, while his paintings are of a larger scale, bold, and run the gamut from brilliant hues to the almost monochromatic ... grays, whites and blacks.

 

Art Critic, John Yau:  “These are not paintings Johnson has made, but rather paintings he has discovered in the process of making.  In synthesizing geometric abstraction, process painting and typographic fragments, Johnson has developed a language that is recognizably his own.  It is an abstract visual language that is fluent, flexible and emotional.  ”   

 

New York Times Art Critic, William Zimmer:  “His work possesses a beguiling literalness, solid forms against impalpable ground.  Johnson stages a balancing act in his work, mining the sensations of life, so that these paintings actually themselves become a spiritual force.”

 

Gene Johnson, Chadrez

Gene Johnson

Chadrez,
Gene Johnson, Stardust

Gene Johnson

Stardust,
Gene Johnson, Mesa Sao Paulo

Gene Johnson

Mesa Sao Paulo,
Gene Johnson, Tapete

Gene Johnson

Tapete,
Gene Johnson, Preto vermelho

Gene Johnson

Preto vermelho,
Gene Johnson, Black, red, grey, line

Gene Johnson

Black, red, grey, line,
Gene Johnson, Periferico

Gene Johnson

Periferico,
Gene Johnson, Colibri 2

Gene Johnson

Colibri 2,
Gene Johnson, Wind machine

Gene Johnson

Wind machine,
Gene Johnson, Bird of  paradise, 50 x 50 cm

Gene Johnson

Bird of paradise, 50 x 50 cm,
Gene Johnson, Masa do Mexico

Gene Johnson

Masa do Mexico,
Gene Johnson, Mesa de Sauda

Gene Johnson

Mesa de Sauda,
Gene Johnson, Acima de mesa

Gene Johnson

Acima de mesa,
Gene Johnson, Delicate balance

Gene Johnson

Delicate balance,
Gene Johnson, Performance no 2, 50 x 50 cm

Gene Johnson

Performance no 2, 50 x 50 cm,
Gene Johnson, Desfile, 84 x 114 cm

Gene Johnson

Desfile, 84 x 114 cm,
Gene Johnson, Cnstrucao

Gene Johnson

Cnstrucao,
Gene Johnson, Royality, 50 x 50 cm

Gene Johnson

Royality, 50 x 50 cm,
Gene Johnson, Balance, 50 x 50 cm

Gene Johnson

Balance, 50 x 50 cm,
Gene Johnson, Black, red, grey, line

Gene Johnson

Black, red, grey, line,
Gene Johnson, Balcoa Sao Paulo

Gene Johnson

Balcoa Sao Paulo,
Gene Johnson, Dance, 50 x 50 cm

Gene Johnson

Dance, 50 x 50 cm,
Gene Johnson, Acima de todo

Gene Johnson

Acima de todo,
Gene Johnson, Monument

Gene Johnson

Monument,
Gene Johnson, Abstract 1,87 x 110 cm

Gene Johnson

Abstract 1,87 x 110 cm,
Gene Johnson, Sma amarillo, 180 x 150 cm

Gene Johnson

Sma amarillo, 180 x 150 cm,