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Richard Johnson

Richard A Johnson (Born 1942/1943) is active/lives in Louisiana.  Richard Johnson is known for Mod geometric imagery, collage, assemblage.

Richard Johnson's abstract paintings have always been about juxtapositions, about explosions of jagged masses next to crisply masked streaks of color both above smoky, air-brushed shadows. An interest in the ancient technique of trompe l'oeil (fool the eye) painting allows Johnson to layer hyperrealist mechanical imagery (resembling welded steel pipes) and "crumpled paper" with abstract expressionist splatters.

Johnson, a long time professor of painting at the University of New Orleans, studied at the American Academy in Rome to gain an understanding of the Old Masters. His debt to the tradition of illusionist painting is as evident as his interest in contemporary collage and assemblage.

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Facts about Richard Johnson

   Publications  Book References:  8
Magazine References:  1

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1 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Richard Johnson
Magazine Article Date Author Color
ARTnews REviews September 1995 Editors, Art News Yes
8 Book References for Richard Johnson
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 McGowan, Alison C (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition) 1512 No
1997 Marquis Who's Who Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998 1515 No
1996 Delehanty, Randolph Art in the American South Works from the Ogden Collection 292 Yes
1995 Lucie-Smith, Edward Art Today 512 Yes
1993 Bowker R R Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts) 1473 No
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
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