Walkers (2006) Sculpture by Johan Jonsson

Johan was born in Luleå, Sweden in 1966. Except for a few years in Stockholm and Gothenburg he has worked and studied in Luleå. He now divides his time between Luleå and a little village outside Skellefteå, where his studio is located.

Johan is a self-taught artist who writes, sculpts and uses multimedia for his works. Ten years ago writing was the main focus, now it’s more of a complement to his visual art, even though there’s an ongoing, lifelong, project [The Romanticizer.] that is partly based on writing.

The visual art: It is sculpture in mixed media [metal, wood, fabrics, tar, leather, wire, welding filler, dolls, silicone, rust]. The basis is usually metal, and usually items/materials used in agriculture and forestry. The interest, however, lies in the combination of these rural materials/items and urban ones like plastic, rubber, silicone, parts of dolls and toys…

"Junk art" might be the term when it comes to choice of "material". When it comes to raw artistry, terms like "outsider art" or "art brut" are better suited.

His art is basically a working process which often results in humans, figures, postures, poses. The working process more than often makes us of chance.



Education:
Autodidact





Exhibitions:
2005


Lindbergs Konst och Ram, Luleå

2006

Lilla Galleriet, Boden
Lindbergs Konst och Ram, Luleå
2007

Lilla Galleriet, Boden




Upcoming Shows:
2008

Länsstyrelsen, Luleå
Lilla Galleriet, Boden




Press:
Article, The Lohasian
Article,

• Nationality: SWEDEN
• Date of birth : 1966
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Swedish Contemporary Artists