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charles a johnson

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Mediums Used

reconstituted limestone, reconstituted limestone or sandstone, Sandstone, reconstitutedTerracotta, mineral stain,

Sculptor, Charles A. Johnson originally from Fort Worth and graduate of TCU, sculptor Charles A. Johnson began his sculpting tutelage under San Diego sculptor TJ Dixon. Dixon taught figurative sculpting technique. She also introduced Johnson to restoration and repair of outdoor terra cotta. Once Charles A. Johnson developed a portfolio of figurative work in drawing and sculpture, he left California bound for The Graduate School of Figurative Art of The New York Academy of Art. There he continued intensive studies on the figure. After earning a masters degree in figurative sculpture, Johnson worked as an assistant to Nina Akamu on the enlargement of the Leonardo Da Vinci Horse. Johnson soon landed a job with Barbara Israel, the preeminent dealer in the United States for garden ornament. Johnson now for over ten years works for Israel as her in-house conservator for antique garden ornament. Johnson has built an ornament restoration business in the Northeast mostly for clients in the Westchester County, NY and Greenwich, CT areas. However, there are objects for private clients that Johnson has restored throughout the United States. It makes sense that Johnson’s one of a kind, limited edition organic sculptures are made of a state of the art breathable restoration material: reconstituted stone. Johnson has first hand experience of the seasonal effects on outdoor ornament in the Northeast. The hands on training from Dixon and Akamu, studies at the academy and his consultations with conservators at The Metropolitan Museum of Art create a perfect storm for the development of Johnson’s sculpture. He wants his objects made of a good lasting material. In 2011 Johnson won first place at Gallery 364 in Brooklyn, NY for his Quince sculpture. In 2012 he won Best in Show at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show in New York City. 2013 has connected Johnson to Allan Knight and Associates. Being originally from Texas, this representation is close to Johnson’s heart. When in CA while developing his figurative skills, Johnson earned a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology. It was during these studies while working in family therapy that he was able to connect to the importance of a childhood relationship with a junior high school art teacher and mural artist, Nina Shaw Moorman. Moorman, Johnson says is the reason he is an artist today. That profound relationship is a constant reminder to Johnson of everyday connections in life that go uncelebrated because of other drama in our. lives.

Charles A. Johnson personal statement.
“In regard to the botanical sculpture…

I strive to keep this sculpture elemental and relating to early development and as an expression of the possibility of potential. I hope that these objects can remind us of beginnings of life that grow into the extraordinary. I hope that these objects not only present as powerful symbols but as metaphorical objects that can help us remember connection and purpose in our lives. The graceful old oak tree does not exist without first the mighty acorn. Connection if not lost in the theater of life does grow into the extraordinary if we pay attention and allow it. Even though we are lazy in our attachment to the familiar, I want to encourage people to ponder familiarity in their own lives. Everything that you need to be inspired is around you everyday.

Simple organic objects are commonly presented in multiple packs and packets. They become totemic when out-sized in presentation. The singularly sculpted heroic Cypress Cone is allowed space so that the viewer can aggrandize the importance of beginnings of life. I believe beginnings of life can be awakened at any age. We all have gifts. An important journey is to recognize our gifts and to pursue them and to support others in the discovery of theirs. We are each as individual as the similar yet differing form on each walnut in a bucket of walnuts.

I design this sculpture to occupy specific space with purpose and meaning. Its force in size is meant to suggest possibility

Sculptures by charles a johnson

Cherry (Large Fruit Yard Garden sculpture)

£2,121

Shallot (Giant Stone Onion Vegetable sculpture)

£2,626

Apple with Bite (Outsize Fruit Garden sculpture)

£1,919

Quince (Outsize Stone Fruit Garden sculpture)

£2,626

Three Pears (Big Lifelike Garden Fruit statue)

£1,818

White Grape (Giant Ceramic Fruit Outsize sculpture)

£2,222

Poppy Pod (Big Stone Flower Seed Pod sculpture)

£2,121

Turnip (Large Outsize Root Vegetable sculpture)

£1,818

Walnut (Outsize Stone Lifelike Nut statue)

£2,020

Coconut (Outsize Big Stone Coconut sculpture)

£2,121

Cypress Cone (Large Round Fruit Seed sculpture)

£1,818

Credentials

Biography

Highlights:
2011 Best in Show, Gallery 364, Brooklyn, NY (juried)
2012 Top Pick, Architectural Digest Home Design Show, New York, NY (juried)
2013 Permanent Representation, Allan Knight and Associates, Dallas, TX
2014 Joel Silver Commission, Rhyton Sculpture for remodeled post office in Venice Beach, CA

Influences

Sculptor assistant for Nina Akamu on the Leonardo Da Vinci Horse

Conservator Technician currently for Barbara Israel Garden Antiques from 2003 to now

Reviews

http://www.wagmag.com/stone-cold-calling/
http://robbreport.com/Home-Design/Statues-with-Style
http://athoughtfuleye.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/ad-home-design-show-highlights-part-two/
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Public Works

Charles A. Johnson

Recent Commission:
Two Rhytons for Joel Silver in Venice, CA
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joel-silver-reveals-venice-post-378056

Assistant to Nina Akamu on Leonardo Horse installed in Milan, Italy

Teaching Experience
Guided art projects for chronically mentally ill adults in partial hospitalization programs in San Diego from 1990 through 1994

Categories

This artists work is found in the following categories on site:
Fruit Sculpture Lifelike Realistic Coloured Painted sculpture Statue Outsize, Very Big, Extra Large and Massive Sculptures Realistic Representational Sculpture Seeds, Nuts, Pods, Grains, Mast, Fruit Stones, Pips, Pits, Cereal ears Sculptures Garden Or Yard / Outside and Outdoor Sculptures Hyperrealistic sculptures Indoor Inside Interior Abstract Contemporary Modern Sculptures Vegetable Sculptures/statues/statuettes Commission and Custom and Bespoke sculpture Statues Plant Outdoor Outside Garden or Yard sculpture Food and Drink sculpture or statue Interior Indoors Inside Sculpture Humorous Witty Amusing Lighthearted Fun Jolly Whimsical Sculptures Statues statuettes figurines Root Bulb Corm Rhizome Potato Carrot Turnip sculpture

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