The Royal Spraypaint on Canvas and Gene Davis

and Gene Davis

utilizing digital tools to develop images that trick the mind into perceiving things like movement and depth on a two-dimensional

polystyrene

which portrays the intricate emotions experienced in a bustling train station during the futurist movement

The Royal Spraypaint on Canvas and Gene DavisThe technique Johnson employs is extremely rigorous, involving, as he says, pushing paint around with palette knives and drywall tools rather than brushes. The scraping and sanding creates a variety of different textures and leads to the emergence of unexpected forms. Johnson has said he does not believe in inspiration. Instead, he believes in evolution. He is motivated by process. Rather than being planned ahead of time, the work emerges through a