Art by John Guy Johnston
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 Running in parallel with my current repurposed plastic work, this painting is part of a long-running body of work employing that oft-lauded mark of artistic authenticity and branding, the artist’s signature. At the same time, this particular work takes its form in an age-old medium and resembles abstract expressionism. As the title suggests, Signature Cluster was made by drawing my illegible signature multiple times in a cluster. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Signature Cluster, 2018 Acrylic and oil stick on canvas 900mm x 900mm ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #jjprojects #johnjohnston #painting #drawing #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #artist #artgram #artstagram #artistsoninstagram #art #artwork A post shared by John Johnston (@jjprojects) on Sep 25, 2018 at 2:17pm PDT
Running in parallel with my current repurposed plastic work, this painting is part of a long-running body of work employing that oft-lauded mark of artistic authenticity and branding, the artist’s signature. At the same time, this particular work takes its form in an age-old medium and resembles abstract expressionism. As the title suggests, Signature Cluster was made by drawing my illegible signature multiple times in a cluster. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Signature Cluster, 2018 Acrylic and oil stick on canvas 900mm x 900mm ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #jjprojects #johnjohnston #painting #drawing #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #artist #artgram #artstagram #artistsoninstagram #art #artwork
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Signature Cluster, 2017 Acrylic and oil stick on canvas 900mm x 900mm As the title suggests, Signature Cluster was made by drawing my signature multiple times in a cluster. This painting is available for private viewing and direct purchase or barter from the studio. No shipping charges for Auckland addresses. Please private message me for more info. – – #painting #drawing #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #nzart #nzartist #artist #artgram #artstagram #artistsoninstagram #art #artwork A post shared by John G Johnston (@jjprojects) on Nov 20, 2017 at 12:19pm PST
Signature Cluster, 2017 Acrylic and oil stick on canvas 900mm x 900mm As the title suggests, Signature Cluster was made by drawing my signature multiple times in a cluster. This painting is available for private viewing and direct purchase or barter from the studio. No shipping charges for Auckland addresses. Please private message me for more info. – – #painting #drawing #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #nzart #nzartist #artist #artgram #artstagram #artistsoninstagram #art #artwork
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Article link: Visibility, Power and Citizen Intervention: The Five Eyes and New Zealand’s Southern Cross Cable
This Five Eyes Network painting is featured in the new article published in the London-based online journal Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (article link in bio). The article by Ally McCrow-Young (@ally_cait) is about the Five Eyes, visibility, power & intervention. It's part of the journal’s latest issue on privacy. Five Eyes Network, 2014 Acrylic on canvas 35cm x 135cm Not For Sale, artist's collection – – – #privacy #surveillance #painting #streetart #contemporaryart #aotearoa #newzealand #FiveEyes #contemporarypainting #contemporaryartist #nzart #nzartist #artist #artgram #artstagram #artistsoninstagram #art #artwork #installation #research A post shared by John G Johnston (@jjprojects) on Nov 7, 2017 at 11:59am PST
This Five Eyes Network painting is featured in the new article published in the London-based online journal Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (article link in bio). The article by Ally McCrow-Young (@ally_cait) is about the Five Eyes, visibility, power & intervention. It's part of the journal’s latest issue on privacy. Five Eyes Network, 2014 Acrylic on canvas 35cm x 135cm Not For Sale, artist's collection – – – #privacy #surveillance #painting #streetart #contemporaryart #aotearoa #newzealand #FiveEyes #contemporarypainting #contemporaryartist #nzart #nzartist #artist #artgram #artstagram #artistsoninstagram #art #artwork #installation #research
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A really thorough article partly discussing my previous Five Eyes Network art work (2013-14) has been published in the peer reviewed journal Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, by Ally McCrow-Young (@ally_cait). See my instagram bio for the link to the open access article. – – #painting #streetart #contemporaryart #aotearoa #newzealand #fiveeyes #surveillance #contemporarypainting #contemporaryartist #nzart #nzartist #artist #artgram #artstagram #artistsoninstagram #art #artwork #installation #research A post shared by John G Johnston (@jjprojects) on Nov 1, 2017 at 2:57pm PDT
A really thorough article partly discussing my previous Five Eyes Network art work (2013-14) has been published in the peer reviewed journal Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, by Ally McCrow-Young (@ally_cait). See my instagram bio for the link to the open access article. – – #painting #streetart #contemporaryart #aotearoa #newzealand #fiveeyes #surveillance #contemporarypainting #contemporaryartist #nzart #nzartist #artist #artgram #artstagram #artistsoninstagram #art #artwork #installation #research
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Work in progress. Oil stick on canvas. – – #painting #drawing #newzealand #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryartist #nzart #nzartist #artist #artgram #artstagram #artistsoninstagram #art #artwork A post shared by John G Johnston (@jjprojects) on Oct 30, 2017 at 2:42pm PDT
Work in progress. Oil stick on canvas. – – #painting #drawing #newzealand #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryartist #nzart #nzartist #artist #artgram #artstagram #artistsoninstagram #art #artwork
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