PRESENTS
MODERN ABSTRACTION
An Exhibit that Expands the Visual Presentation of Abstract Art
May 20 - July 15, 2023
Reception: Saturday, May 20, 5:00 pm -7:00pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 1:00 pm
Artist Workshop: Saturday, June 10, 2023, 10:00 am - 2:00pm
Palmer Art, Inc., 1947 Palmer Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538, Tel. (914) 834-3627
AL JOHNSON
Most of my work is painted in oil or acrylic, but many of my works utilize mixed media techniques of collage and assemblage.
Sometimes described as abstract expressionism, and sometimes surreal, there is a recurring theme of cultural objects which often appear in my work, though the work is not always bound by any sort of representational realism. The colors, patterns and textures of my work are often influenced and inspired by my ancestry.
The viewer may experience their own individual expressive emotional response to the captured moment of the work. Undefined limitless possibilities exist when viewing this body of work. While I may have had a particular direction when creating a piece, I encourage the viewer to experience the work in their own way, and draw their own conclusions and make their own discoveries. For this reason, I sometimes refer to my work as “Interpretivism."
ANTON MODERN ART
The origin from which this style of art has been inspired and then birthed, is rooted in African Art and the exploration beyond realism. Like many of the European artists which were strongly influenced by the sophisticated approach to the abstraction of the human figure, I too have been spiritually and soulfully influenced by the Primitive Voices of the Dark Continent, The Black Indigenous, The Tribal.
Movements such as Cubism, Fauvism, and Expressionism which were birthed in Europe, were influenced by African Art, incorporating elements like dissonant colors. geometric forms, and fractured or distorted forms.
Untitled Art has been birthed free from titles, so that the viewer can creatively explore the art with absolutely no limits or boundaries, using his or her own imagination. This allows the viewer more time to look and think about what is being seen as opposed to "All is Seen in The Title." Observing the art in this way creates endless ways and potentials of how the art is viewed and thought about. This personal experience causes the viewer to create his or her own interpretation of what is seen, possibly creating their own Title.