Untitled (Rose/Cycloid), 2008 - Butt Johnson
About the Work
About Untitled (Rose/Cycloid)
Reminiscent of Victorian collages, digitally-rendered patterning, and Magic Eye stereograms, this drawing transforms from grayscale into a psychedelic blue when viewed under black light.
About the Artist
About Butt Johnson
Butt Johnson is the pseudonym of an artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. His elaborately detailed ballpoint-pen drawings often employ a visual language ...Read More
Butt Johnson is the pseudonym of an artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. His elaborately detailed ballpoint-pen drawings often employ a visual language reminiscent of medieval illustrated manuscripts and old-master engravings, while his subject matter ranges from references to technology and pop culture, such as Street Fighter II and the board game Risk, to art-historical and architectural motifs including Old World maps and Dutch flower arrangements. The flawless precision and complex ornamentation that manifests itself in his work speaks to his dedication to labor-intensive craft, which is rare in contemporary art.
Johnson has said of his own work: "We live in a time and culture so abundant with images, subcultures, and the identities borne from them, I want to use them and their visual accoutrements and try to apply them to allegory and see if it works."Read Less
Johnson has said of his own work: "We live in a time and culture so abundant with images, subcultures, and the identities borne from them, I want to use them and their visual accoutrements and try to apply them to allegory and see if it works."Read Less
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Description
Three-plate, three-color aquatint etching with ultraviolet fluorescent ink.Authentication
Signed and numbered by the artist on recto.Shipping
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