Artist Profile - Steve Johnston
The beginning of a great adventure
Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas
Measurements: 102 x 102 cm
Year: 2024
Price: £4,000 plus delivery
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Biography
Steve Johnston is a contemporary Scottish artist, born in Glasgow in 1956. He was original photographer and inventor of the ‘Straight up’ style of photograph at i-D magazine. Steve has had his work published in many books and magazines and is represented in the permanent collection of the Arts Council of England. He has exhibited widely including at Tate Britain, The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, Hayward Gallery London, Victoria & Albert Museum, Scope Art Miami Beach and various i-D magazine touring exhibitions worldwide. Returning to his first love of painting in 1991 Steve has exhibited widely in the UK and abroad including USA, Canada, Australia and Singapore.
Artist Statement
There are many influences in my work. Aaron Siskind, Rauschenberg, Twombly & Tapies to name a few..the new paintings have arrived organically and naturally just through working constantly really.