~Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Eastern culture and philosophy have greatly influenced my painting. Especially the sponianeity of Japanese calligraphy. These gestures started to effect the look of the landscapes that I had been painting. My paintings began to take on a minimal appearance, making them more abstract than representational.
Within the last fifteen years my paintings have developed from stylistic landscapes to complete Abstract Expressionism, following what I consider to be the traditional methods of the New York Action Painters. This is consistent with my painterly gesture and philosophy, it has given my paintings a dynamic and new feeling.
The more that I explore the processes of abstraction, the more I find my paintings taking on the aspects of color field abstraction. As I move further into abstraction, I preceive the continual changing of style and techniques that are required for abstraction. I feel that abstraction is the culmination of my artistic knowledge, from the associations of color with other colors and form, to composition and the fabrication of shape and dimension. This excites me and causes me to push further into the processes of abstraction.
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"Don't think about making art. Just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it, or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art."
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Mentored in Abstract Expressionism: H. Lee Deffebach, 1996 - 2005.
After Twenty-nine years of successful corporate employment, Calvin changed away from the corporate direction and has dedicated his time to painting. Calvin exhibits his paintings mainly in galleries along the Wasatch Front in Utah. His paintings are found locally in restaurants, offices and private collections. His paintings are featured in the Third and Fourth ('03/'04) seasons of the Warner Brothers Television series "Everwood".
2013: "Calvin Scott Johnson", A Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
2011: "Forms", Two Person Show, Patrick Moore Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
2006: "Presidents Art Show", A Juried Exhibition of Utah Artists, Museum of Utah Art and History, Salt Lake City, Utah
2003: "Utah 2003 Painting and Sculpture", Juried Statewide Competition, Kimball Art Center, Park City, Utah
2002: "Speed of Life", Solo Exibition, Jeanne Wagner Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
2001: "Millennium", Solo Exhibition, The Gallery at the Station, Ogden, Utah
2000: "Johnson/Rigby/Thomas", Three Person Show, Left Bank Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
1999: "Holiday Exhibit", Group Exhibition, Bountiful Davis Art Center, Bountiful, Utah
1999: "Annual Invitational", Group Exhibition, Myra Powell Gallery, Ogden, Utah
1999: "Dreams and Reality", Two Person Show, Left Bank Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
1999: "The Idea Was Art", Two Person Show, Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
1998: "Annual Invitational Exhibit", Group Exhibition, Myra Powell Gallery, Ogden, Utah
1998: "Gardened Expressions", Two Person Show, Left Bank Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
1998: "Group Show", Group Exhibition, Left Bank Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
1997: "Third Annual Partners Exhibition", Two Person Show/Gallery Purchase, Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
1993: "Art Show", Solo Exhibition, Frameplace Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah,
1991: "Original Work", Solo Exhibition, Frameplace Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
1989: "Hamaraville International", Group Exhibition/Jurried Honorable Mention/Cash Prize, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1985: "New Work", Solo Exhibition, Blue mouse Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
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