groups of mythical humans join in suburbia

Aaron Johnson

Suburban Dreams

€1,000

Edition of 3055.0 (H) × 67.3 (W) cmShipping est. 2 weeks

Aaron Johnson brings his cosmic visions back to earth with a subversive take on suburbia.

Palm trees and little bungalows, leisure shirts and sunburns; archetypal California underpins the otherworldly scene. Fluid figures emerge from glowing energy fields of colour, created by the artist's signature soak stain technique. While monstrous, the characters– and the tableau they inhabit – are spiked with humour. A sense of normalcy disrupts the figuration; kids are glued to the TV, bridging the gap between the real and imagined.

“I’m thinking about the idyllic idea of wholesome American life in the suburban dream – we all know there’s weird stuff lurking behind the surface.”

Framing

Prints can be ordered float-mounted in a bespoke dark American walnut frame, fitted with UV plexiglass for protection.

Medium

UV pigment and silkscreen hybrid print with matt silkscreen varnish and sparkle gloss varnish detail on 410gsm Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White paper.

Certificate of Authenticity

Arrives with a certificate of authenticity.

Finishing

Individually signed, dated and numbered by the artist.

Release date

May 31, 2023

Payment

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Behind the scenes

Aaron Johnson sits in studio with his dog

Aaron Johnson 1 collaborationAaron Johnson’s painting process is his unique version of action painting: applying washes of paint and letting the colours flow into raw canvas. He lets the paint find its own path on the canvas, in a process he likens to discovery rather than creation. The result is a lucid field of colours, with luminescent figures morphing and disappearing into each other. Later, he will add in details – a dot here, a line there – building up the abstract forms to reveal the lurking figures.

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