Despard gallery is proud to present, Bay of Fires, a solo exhibition by renowned contemporary artist Ken Johnson.
With a career spanning over 50 years, Ken has exhibited extensively both in Australia and internationally, including recently in Japan and Portugal. Collections include the National Museum of Damascus, Syria, the Presidential Palace in Israel, Bank of America, Newcastle and Tweed Regional Art Galleries and Edith Cowan University.
Ken’s work is characterised by emotive depictions of Australian coastlines and deserts, using an acute eye and deft painterly touch to reveal its subtle beauty. Through the iconic use of insets, Ken reveals nuances of atmospheric change, dimension and time.
“My work is an exploration of a deep and lifelong fascination with elements and relationships between the balance of forms and the transference of light and the mood generated by the ever changing aspects of elements within nature, metaphorically expressed as a “stage “ using nature as performers.
What draws me to this unique and sumptuous region of the Bay of Fires is how a symbiosis of natural elements interact, creating moods and characters…each individual performance enhancing the éclat of nature at play.” – Ken Johnson 2019
Download pdf below for more information about each painting, by Ken Johnson.
Olive E Delfuoco (Etna) 2016 acrylic on canvas 112 x 112 cm (left), Act of Balance 2019 acrylic on linen 153 x 183cm (right)
(from left to right) Drystones 2018 acrylic on linen 100 x 100 cm, Circumference 2019 acrylic on linen 106 x 106.5 cm, Balance of Nature 2019 Mixed Media 68 x 40 x 37 cm, Balance Of Nature 2019 acrylic on paper 76.5 x 57.5 cm
Two Fires 2018 acrylic on canvas 51 x 51 cm (left), Summit 2019 acrylic on linen 51 x 102cm (middle), Backstage 2019 acrylic on linen 77 x 82 cm (right)
(left to right) Stage 2018 acrylic on linen 76.5 x 50 cm, Inlet 2018 acrylic on canvas 46 x 46cm, Relic Focal 2019 acrylic on linen 101.5 x 76 cm, Corridor 2019 acrylic on linen 101.5 x 76 cm, The Gardens 2019 acrylic on linen 183 x 153 cm
Sanctuary 2019 acrylic on canvas 102 x 102cm
(from left to right) Relic Focal 2019 acrylic on linen 101.5 x 76 cm, Corridor 2019 acrylic on linen 101.5 x 76 cm, The Gardens 2019 acrylic on linen 183 x 153 cm, Drystones 2018 acrylic on linen 100 x 100 cm, Circumference 2019 acrylic on linen 106 x 106.5 cm
Catalogue…
KEN JOHNSON Act of Balance 2019 acrylic on linen 153 x 183cm $32,500.00
KEN JOHNSON Relic Focal 2019 acrylic on linen 101.5 x 76 cm $12,000.00
KEN JOHNSON The Gardens 2019 acrylic on linen 183 x 153 cm $32,500.00
KEN JOHNSON Balance Of Nature 2019 acrylic on paper 76.5 x 57.5 cm SOLD
KEN JOHNSON Misting Binnalong 2018 acrylic on paper 57.5 x 76.5 cm $3,500.00 (unframed)
KEN JOHNSON Corridor 2019 acrylic on linen 101.5 x 76 cm $11,900.00
KEN JOHNSON Two Fires 2018 acrylic on canvas 51 x 51 cm $4,000.00
KEN JOHNSON Inlet 2018 acrylic on canvas 46 x 46cm $3,800.00
KEN JOHNSON Summit 2019 acrylic on linen 51 x 102cm $8,200.00
KEN JOHNSON Stage 2018 acrylic on linen 76.5 x 50 cm $6,800.00
KEN JOHNSON Sea and Estuary (triptych) 2019 acrylic on canvas 51 x 153 cm $12,500.00
KEN JOHNSON Sanctuary 2019 acrylic on canvas 102 x 102cm $16,000.00
KEN JOHNSON First Snow 2018 acrylic on canvas 51 x 76 cm $6,200.00
KEN JOHNSON Fire Wall 2019 acrylic on linen 60.5 x 101 cm $9,500.00
KEN JOHNSON Elements 2018 acrylic on linen 100 x 100 cm $15,800.00
KEN JOHNSON Drystones 2018 acrylic on linen 100 x 100 cm $15,500.00
KEN JOHNSON Circumference 2019 acrylic on linen 106 x 106.5 cm $16,500.00
KEN JOHNSON Backstage 2019 acrylic on linen 77 x 82 cm $9,800.00
KEN JOHNSON Act of balance (Study) 2019 acrylic on linen 56 x 83.5 cm $7,600.00
KEN JOHNSON Balance of Nature 2019 Mixed Media 68 x 40 x 37 cm
Ken Johnson Bay Of Fires 2016
acrylic on canvas 100 x 150 cm
$24,950.00
KEN JOHNSON Olive E Delfuoco (Etna) 2016 acrylic on canvas 112 x 112cm $17,500.00
