Artist Information:
Daniel Johnson
Minden, NE
United States
Member Since: Jun 2007
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Artist Statement:
The geological formations of
Arizona, and the relationship
the local people have with
this piece of earth moved me
to focus on ceramic stoneware
forms that relate human
attributes to stone, and
earthen aspects to humans.
There I began to incorporate
hand building with clay,
statue restoration trade
secrets, metal, and the use of
resins to achieve his
high-fired stoneware
creations, which range in size
from small to heights of ten
feet or more.
My art is heavily figurative
and illustrates 'the
distorted realism of the human
condition'. They transmit
human qualities from
compassion and understanding,
to degradation and despair.
Confronting the gambit of
human emotional states and
physical conditions, I try to
relate my observations
honestly. Sometimes it is
beautiful, sometimes it is
not, but life is not always
pretty. I look for simple
truths to illustrate that may
not be seen by all. I continue
to be inspired by observing
individuals and their
interactions with each other,
society and the earth.
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Artist Exhibitions:
Group Exhibitions
2008 Chaos Chaotically
Continued
Broderick Gallery,
Portland OR
2007 Chaos Broderick
Gallery, Portland OR
2007 The Window Show Sugar
Gallery, The Pearl in
Portland, OR
2007 The Figure and Beyond
Arte-misia Gallery, Sedona AZ
2005 Yavapai College Adjunct
Art Faculty Invitational
exhibit, YC Art Gallery,
Prescott, AZ
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Daniel Johnson's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Daniel Johnson's Portfolio.
The geological formations of Arizona, and the relationship the local people have with this piece of earth moved me to focus on ceramic stoneware forms that relate human attributes to stone, and earthen aspects to humans. There I began to incorporate hand building with clay, statue restoration trade secrets, metal, and the use of resins to achieve his high-fired stoneware creations, which range in size from small to heights of ten feet or more.
My art is heavily figurative and illustrates 'the distorted realism of the human condition'. They transmit human qualities from compassion and understanding, to degradation and despair. Confronting the gambit of human emotional states and physical conditions, I try to relate my observations honestly. Sometimes it is beautiful, sometimes it is not, but life is not always pretty. I look for simple truths to illustrate that may not be seen by all. I continue to be inspired by observing individuals and their interactions with each other, society and the earth.
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