Art by John Guy Johnston
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View this post on Instagram New Year’s Eve. End of another decade. Shots? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ —— Shot glass, plastic glitter, PVA glue, white acrylic paint A post shared by John Guy Johnston (@jjprojects) on Dec 30, 2019 at 2:11pm PST
New Year’s Eve. End of another decade. Shots? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ —— Shot glass, plastic glitter, PVA glue, white acrylic paint
A post shared by John Guy Johnston (@jjprojects) on Dec 30, 2019 at 2:11pm PST
View this post on Instagram Cheers 🥂 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ —- Cocktail glass, PVA glue, plastic toy nanoblocks A post shared by John Guy Johnston (@jjprojects) on Dec 27, 2019 at 2:44pm PST
Cheers 🥂 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ —- Cocktail glass, PVA glue, plastic toy nanoblocks
A post shared by John Guy Johnston (@jjprojects) on Dec 27, 2019 at 2:44pm PST
View this post on Instagram Some other work in progress. Recently I’ve found myself working on maquettes for sculptures using flexible LED strip lighting combined with repurposed plastic buckets and plastic package strapping. In part, it’s paying homage to the plastic container + neon lighting work of the late #BillCulbert. I’m not yet sure if this work will eventually see the light of day (haha) in a gallery or other public installation space. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #sculpture #installation #lightart #contemporaryart #jjprojects #johnjohnston #nzart #nzartist A post shared by John Guy Johnston (@jjprojects) on Sep 3, 2019 at 1:40pm PDT
Some other work in progress. Recently I’ve found myself working on maquettes for sculptures using flexible LED strip lighting combined with repurposed plastic buckets and plastic package strapping. In part, it’s paying homage to the plastic container + neon lighting work of the late #BillCulbert. I’m not yet sure if this work will eventually see the light of day (haha) in a gallery or other public installation space. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #sculpture #installation #lightart #contemporaryart #jjprojects #johnjohnston #nzart #nzartist
A post shared by John Guy Johnston (@jjprojects) on Sep 3, 2019 at 1:40pm PDT
View this post on Instagram This is the final week to catch my mosaic painting in the (Tāmaki) Estuary Art & Ecology Prize at Malcolm Smith Gallery, @uxbridgeartsc. The painting is an aerial view of the Tāmaki River, made from pieces of plastic waste found in and near the Tāmaki River and other Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland waterways. Last day is this Sunday 1 Sept. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tāmaki River / Te Wai o Taiki, 2019 Repurposed plastic waste, acrylic and sawdust on canvas 600 mm x 1200 mm⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #painting #jjprojects #johnjohnston #artgram #artstagram #tamakiriver #tamakiestuary #contemporaryart #plasticfreejuly #nzart #nzartist #aotearoa A post shared by John Guy Johnston (@jjprojects) on Aug 26, 2019 at 2:27pm PDT
This is the final week to catch my mosaic painting in the (Tāmaki) Estuary Art & Ecology Prize at Malcolm Smith Gallery, @uxbridgeartsc. The painting is an aerial view of the Tāmaki River, made from pieces of plastic waste found in and near the Tāmaki River and other Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland waterways. Last day is this Sunday 1 Sept. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tāmaki River / Te Wai o Taiki, 2019 Repurposed plastic waste, acrylic and sawdust on canvas 600 mm x 1200 mm⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #painting #jjprojects #johnjohnston #artgram #artstagram #tamakiriver #tamakiestuary #contemporaryart #plasticfreejuly #nzart #nzartist #aotearoa
A post shared by John Guy Johnston (@jjprojects) on Aug 26, 2019 at 2:27pm PDT
View this post on Instagram I’m looking forward to seeing the Colin McCahon exhibitions this #McCahon100 centenary year, including his Gate III mural opening at my local @te_uru_gallery later this month. I’ve loved McCahon's art for as long as I can remember. Back in 2012, while living in Titirangi near @mccahonhouse, where he lived and painted during the 1950s, I painted Downfall (swipe to last image), which in part paid homage to McCahon’s Waterfall series. Expanding on that painting, for my 2013 Downfall Street Poster Project, I printed street posters of the painting and had them pasted-up in various configurations at many locations around central Auckland, at Phantom Billstickers sites. The images shown here are just a few of those sites. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #colinmccahon #painting #nzart #nzartist #contemporaryart #streetart #johnjohnston #jjprojects #art #artwork #artist #aotearoa A post shared by John Guy Johnston (@jjprojects) on Aug 18, 2019 at 1:58pm PDT
I’m looking forward to seeing the Colin McCahon exhibitions this #McCahon100 centenary year, including his Gate III mural opening at my local @te_uru_gallery later this month. I’ve loved McCahon's art for as long as I can remember. Back in 2012, while living in Titirangi near @mccahonhouse, where he lived and painted during the 1950s, I painted Downfall (swipe to last image), which in part paid homage to McCahon’s Waterfall series. Expanding on that painting, for my 2013 Downfall Street Poster Project, I printed street posters of the painting and had them pasted-up in various configurations at many locations around central Auckland, at Phantom Billstickers sites. The images shown here are just a few of those sites. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #colinmccahon #painting #nzart #nzartist #contemporaryart #streetart #johnjohnston #jjprojects #art #artwork #artist #aotearoa
A post shared by John Guy Johnston (@jjprojects) on Aug 18, 2019 at 1:58pm PDT
View this post on Instagram A detail of my mosaic-like painting showing now in the (Tāmaki) Estuary Art & Ecology Prize exhibition at Malcolm Smith Gallery, @uxbridgeartsc, Tāmaki Makaurau. Tāmaki River / Te Wai o Taiki, 2019 Repurposed plastic waste, acrylic and sawdust on canvas 600 mm x 1200 mm ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #painting #jjprojects #johnjohnston #artgram #artstagram #tamakiriver #tamakiestuary #contemporaryart #plasticfreejuly A post shared by John Guy Johnston (@jjprojects) on Jul 19, 2019 at 5:13pm PDT
A detail of my mosaic-like painting showing now in the (Tāmaki) Estuary Art & Ecology Prize exhibition at Malcolm Smith Gallery, @uxbridgeartsc, Tāmaki Makaurau. Tāmaki River / Te Wai o Taiki, 2019 Repurposed plastic waste, acrylic and sawdust on canvas 600 mm x 1200 mm ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #painting #jjprojects #johnjohnston #artgram #artstagram #tamakiriver #tamakiestuary #contemporaryart #plasticfreejuly
A post shared by John Guy Johnston (@jjprojects) on Jul 19, 2019 at 5:13pm PDT
View this post on Instagram This is my new painting Tāmaki River / Te Wai o Taiki, which is currently showing in the (Tāmaki) Estuary Art & Ecology Prize exhibition, on until 1 September at Malcolm Smith Gallery, Uxbridge Arts & Culture hub (@uxbridgeartsc). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I made the painting using plastic waste found in and near the Tāmaki Estuary and other Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland waterways. The mosaic-like feature is closely based on the form of the Tāmaki River, from the narrow inland creeks out to the ocean. The painting’s grey ground represents the surrounding land, and also resembles the concrete of our urban environment. I made the painting as a visually festive celebration of the reuse of plastic waste, but also as a reminder of the need to continue to eliminate plastic pollution from waterways. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tāmaki River / Te Wai o Taiki, 2019 Repurposed plastic waste, acrylic and sawdust on canvas 600 mm x 1200 mm ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #painting #ecoart #leavenotrace #plasticfreejuly #plasticfree #artgram #artstagram #art #artwork #estuary #river #tamakiriver #tamakiestuary #contemporaryart #jjprojects #johnjohnston A post shared by John Guy Johnston (@jjprojects) on Jul 13, 2019 at 4:07pm PDT
This is my new painting Tāmaki River / Te Wai o Taiki, which is currently showing in the (Tāmaki) Estuary Art & Ecology Prize exhibition, on until 1 September at Malcolm Smith Gallery, Uxbridge Arts & Culture hub (@uxbridgeartsc). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I made the painting using plastic waste found in and near the Tāmaki Estuary and other Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland waterways. The mosaic-like feature is closely based on the form of the Tāmaki River, from the narrow inland creeks out to the ocean. The painting’s grey ground represents the surrounding land, and also resembles the concrete of our urban environment. I made the painting as a visually festive celebration of the reuse of plastic waste, but also as a reminder of the need to continue to eliminate plastic pollution from waterways. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tāmaki River / Te Wai o Taiki, 2019 Repurposed plastic waste, acrylic and sawdust on canvas 600 mm x 1200 mm ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #painting #ecoart #leavenotrace #plasticfreejuly #plasticfree #artgram #artstagram #art #artwork #estuary #river #tamakiriver #tamakiestuary #contemporaryart #jjprojects #johnjohnston
A post shared by John Guy Johnston (@jjprojects) on Jul 13, 2019 at 4:07pm PDT
View this post on Instagram For the 2019 #WhauArtsFestival, I’ve installed my ongoing Daily Bread project at Te Whau Eatery (@tewhaueatery), 1790 Great North Rd, Avondale. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Daily Bread consists of a constantly growing chain of repurposed plastic bread tags, kindly donated by many people in my local community. I’ll continue to add to it over time. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The work can be viewed at Te Whau Eatery now, and the Whau Arts Festival runs from 15 June – 7 July 2019. See whauthepeople.com for other festival programme deets. Thanks to Claudia at Te Whau Eatery, and Ina, Jody, and Lissa @whauthepeople and All Goods, Whau Arts Space for helping make this installation happen. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #contemporaryart #sculpture #jjprojects #johnjohnston #leavenotrace #artgram #artstagram #art #artwork A post shared by John Johnston (@jjprojects) on Jun 11, 2019 at 2:00pm PDT
For the 2019 #WhauArtsFestival, I’ve installed my ongoing Daily Bread project at Te Whau Eatery (@tewhaueatery), 1790 Great North Rd, Avondale. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Daily Bread consists of a constantly growing chain of repurposed plastic bread tags, kindly donated by many people in my local community. I’ll continue to add to it over time. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The work can be viewed at Te Whau Eatery now, and the Whau Arts Festival runs from 15 June – 7 July 2019. See whauthepeople.com for other festival programme deets. Thanks to Claudia at Te Whau Eatery, and Ina, Jody, and Lissa @whauthepeople and All Goods, Whau Arts Space for helping make this installation happen. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #contemporaryart #sculpture #jjprojects #johnjohnston #leavenotrace #artgram #artstagram #art #artwork
A post shared by John Johnston (@jjprojects) on Jun 11, 2019 at 2:00pm PDT
View this post on Instagram My painting Oil Age is now in a group exhibition on climate change, 'under-construction', at the Whau’s new art space in Avondale, open weekly Thursday – Sunday, 10am – 4pm until April 21. The show is part of the EcoWest Festival. There’ll be a closing on the film screening night from 6pm, 20th April. Gallery location: 99 Rosebank rd, Avondale (Behind the Avondale Library, adjoining the Community Centre) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Oil Age, 2017 Acrylic and waterborne enamel on canvas 1000 mm x 1000 mm ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #ecowest #ecowestfestival #whau @whauthepeople @ecomatters @artswhau #painting #contemporaryart #climatechange #oil #jjprojects #johnjohnston #artwork A post shared by John Johnston (@jjprojects) on Mar 24, 2019 at 1:27pm PDT
My painting Oil Age is now in a group exhibition on climate change, 'under-construction', at the Whau’s new art space in Avondale, open weekly Thursday – Sunday, 10am – 4pm until April 21. The show is part of the EcoWest Festival. There’ll be a closing on the film screening night from 6pm, 20th April. Gallery location: 99 Rosebank rd, Avondale (Behind the Avondale Library, adjoining the Community Centre) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Oil Age, 2017 Acrylic and waterborne enamel on canvas 1000 mm x 1000 mm ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #ecowest #ecowestfestival #whau @whauthepeople @ecomatters @artswhau #painting #contemporaryart #climatechange #oil #jjprojects #johnjohnston #artwork
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View this post on Instagram Some close-ups from my repurposed single-use plastic sculpture installation, Enough Rope, @splorefestival last week. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #splore #splorefestival #splore2019 #contemporaryart #sculpture #plastic #artinstallation #jjprojects #johnjohnston #leavenotrace #artwork #contemporaryartist #nzart #nzartist #artist #artgram #artstagram #artistsoninstagram A post shared by John Johnston (@jjprojects) on Mar 1, 2019 at 1:28pm PST
Some close-ups from my repurposed single-use plastic sculpture installation, Enough Rope, @splorefestival last week. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #splore #splorefestival #splore2019 #contemporaryart #sculpture #plastic #artinstallation #jjprojects #johnjohnston #leavenotrace #artwork #contemporaryartist #nzart #nzartist #artist #artgram #artstagram #artistsoninstagram
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