Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson, To Remain, acrylic on panel, 24x48 in
Ron Johnson, Voices Deepen, acrylic on panel, 24x48 in
Ron Johnson, Suspicious Tendencies, acrylic on panel, 72x12 in
Ron Johnson, Release the Light, acrylic on panel, 48x12 in
Ron Johnson, Whoever Said, acrylic on panel, 48x12 in
Ron Johnson, Time Turns Around, acrylic on panel, 24x24 in
Ron Johnson, In My Mind, acrylic on panel, 24x24 in
Ron Johnson, But There I Am, acrylic on panel, 12x48 in
Ron Johnson, Into the Flood Again, acrylic on panel, 48x48 in
Ron Johnson, Are We Getting Something Out of This, acrylic on plexiglass, 13x13 in
Ron Johnson, Does it Inspire, acrylic on plexiglass, 36x36 in
Ron Johnson, Leaning Out to Catch the Sun Rays, acrylic on plexiglass, 18x30 in
Ron Johnson, Reflected Through, acrylic on plexiglass, 36x36 in
Ron Johnson, Separate From You, acrylic on plexiglass, 13x13 in
Ron Johnson, Studied the Lines, acrylic on plexiglass, 36x36 in
Ron Johnson, You Can Come To Terms, acrylic on plexiglass, 13x13 in
Artist Info
Playful yet methodical, Ron Johnson’s process-driven work is defined by chance. Pouring pigmented polyurethane over wood panels, he investigates the effects of layering transparent color. In a recent Art Pulse interview, he states “The medium allows me to control (for the most part) this idea of translucency which in turn allows the viewer to access my work in layers. So viewers are literally able to see the archeology, or experience my thoughts in an archeology of seeing.” What they see is vibrant, abstracted landscapes simultaneously constrained and released in flowing pools of acrylic. Johnson received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ohio State University (1999) and Master of Fine Arts in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University (2003), where he currently works as an assistant professor in the Painting and Printmaking department. His work has been exhibited at Washington & Lee University, VCUarts Anderson Gallery, the Columbus Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery, and the Cite des Arts Gallery in Paris. His work is in numerous public and private collections including Altria Group, Capital One, the Federal Reserve Bank, and Markel Corporation.