Aggiunto il 30 nov 2007
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.
Contact information:
mail: contactATbyjohan.se
home page: www.byjohan.se
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
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