Mary Johnson has posted her work on Facebook, so you will have to log in or have an account to see the work, but I have post an example here. With less than a year making new paintings, Johnson has 60 examples of her work online. This amount of production is extremely important to an early career as an artist. It is hard to talk about work created for such a short career, because nearly any artist's early work is the weakest. An artist has to have time to create a voice that is unique of their time.
I think Johnson's work would be served better if it was organized on the pages. Much of the first page work is extremely too busy. The colors and shapes create a series of work, but the work feels too quickly thought up and executed. The colors feel to close to being right out of the tube with little mixing. I see a lot of experimentation and testing, but not a lot of mastering of the materials. Mary Johnson has a long way to go, but as long as she is making the work, some sort of break through is very possible. One thing is key and that is building a visual language. I have seen this type of work before by many different image makers. Mary can separate herself from the crowd through viewing a mass amount of Modern, Contemporary art, and other visual information relating to her interest. Finally, Johnson should feel free to work in those emotional outbursts, but also she needs to slow down and think about careful craftsmanship as well.
I think Johnson's work would be served better if it was organized on the pages. Much of the first page work is extremely too busy. The colors and shapes create a series of work, but the work feels too quickly thought up and executed. The colors feel to close to being right out of the tube with little mixing. I see a lot of experimentation and testing, but not a lot of mastering of the materials. Mary Johnson has a long way to go, but as long as she is making the work, some sort of break through is very possible. One thing is key and that is building a visual language. I have seen this type of work before by many different image makers. Mary can separate herself from the crowd through viewing a mass amount of Modern, Contemporary art, and other visual information relating to her interest. Finally, Johnson should feel free to work in those emotional outbursts, but also she needs to slow down and think about careful craftsmanship as well.
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