When it comes to public sculpture, it doesn't matter to Chris Johanson what the sculpture is about or if he even likes it. He thinks all public sculptures are great.
Johanson makes some public sculptures, but he dabbles in paint as well.
To Johanson, anything can be considered a sculpture. So structures like ATMs and billboards are seen as sculptures by Johanson. With this mindset, it's a "breath of fresh air" when he sees sculptures (like public sculptures) that aren't trying to sell him something, which is why he makes his public sculptures. Johanson's works are also about evoking questions in his viewers. He wants his pieces to make people question life and what they're doing with it and about death as well.
Johanson himself describes his art as very simple. There's no tricks up his sleeves, he means what he depicts. Johanson doesn't restrict himself to a particular style either. He creates both non-representative and representative pieces. The subject matter Johanson depicts are people and you can find geometric shapes throughout his works as well.
Johanson wants his art to communicate to people the bittersweet quality of life. However, just because life is bittersweet, Johanson states that that doesn't mean life isn't fun.
Information provided by:
ArtBabble. Indianapolis Museum of Art, n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.
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