Concrete Contemporary Auctions and Projects Canadian Contemporary Art Auction

March 04, 2014

LOT 132

Lot 132

MARTHA JOHNSON

MARTHA JOHNSON
Lot 132 Details
MARTHA JOHNSON

TALISMAN

acrylic on panel
signed, titled and dated 2012 on the reverse
36 ins x 48 ins; 91.4 cms x 121.9 cms

Estimate $1,500-$2,000

Realised: $1,800
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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MARTHA JOHNSON
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Toronto artist Martha Johnson received her H.B.F.A from the University of Guelph, having been mentored by Tom Hodgson (Painter's 11). Johnson is known for her landscape paintings as well as her ephemeral animal wire sculptures, typically seen in installations and photography. Her work often incorporates an environmental subtext.  Talisman was inspired by the artists encounter with a white-tailed doe moving through the woods below Swallowtail lighthouse in New Brunswick. The subject matter evolves as a result of intuition and observation making, as the creatures thundering presence amidst the morning sea fog moved the artist to render a soft impression. Johnson currently teaches drawing and painting in Toronto and New Brunswick. Her work is held in public, corporate and private collections worldwide.

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