David Stephen Johnson (b. Pittsburgh, 1949) is an abstract painter based in Westport, Connecticut. He was awarded a scholarship to college as a star quarterback, playing for South Dakota State, and later earned his BA in Business Administration at the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management in his hometown of Minneapolis. In the 70s, he moved to Chicago and shared a studio space with a sculptor at the Art Institute. He fostered his love for art while developing a series of paintings for his first show at Riverside Gallery.
He embraced his self-taught path in painting, building a deliberately unpublished body of work, studying color and shape, partly influenced by the post-war abstract expressionists. His natural athleticism and grace led him toward the great action painters.
Since 2017, he has participated in numerous exhibitions across the US in Miami, Aspen, New York, where he was the "Featured Artist to Watch". Mr. Johnson’s European debut was marked by an exhibition in Paris, then on to galleries in Madrid.
The past couple of years, his work has been embraced by fashion darling Christian Siriano, has been on the Today Show, and three of his very large-scale pieces hang in the newly completed luxury hotel Delamar Westport. A float-framed canvas hangs in the Molteni&C Casa flagship on Madison Avenue in New York.
Recently, Mr. Johnson has completed a number of commissions for private collectors across the US as well as Europe.
Red Over Black III Abstract Hand-Knotted Himalayan Wool Rug by David Johnson
By David Stephen Johnson
Located in New York, NY
The first in a debut collection by the abstract expressionist David Stephen Johnson. From his heralded piece Red Over Black III. Hand-knotted from the most luxurious Himalayan wool, ...
Wool
Beautiful Modern Silk and Wool Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very nice modern rug with an abstract design and nice colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with hand carded wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Silk
CC-Tapis Visioni Himalayan Wool Rug in A-Standard by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, cc-tapis
Located in Vancouver, BC
An unprecedented synthesis between an age-old technique and abstract graphics. This rug designed by Patricia Urquiola for CC Tapis has been produced solely by hand with colors and ma...
Wool
$10,947 / item
W 98.43 in L 98.43 in
cc-tapis NAÏF CROWN handmade rug in himalayan wool by David/Nicolas
By cc-tapis, david/nicolas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Naïf Collection projects the designers’ sensibility for geometric shapes applied to an extremely suggestive form of sincere raw beauty. Guided by instinct rather than rigor, the coll...
Wool, Silk
Beautiful Modern Silk and Wool Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very nice modern rug with an abstract design and nice colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with hand carded wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Silk
$5,030
W 66.93 in L 94.49 in
Rug Sisters - Hand-Knotted Carpet Grey Wool Silk Black Faces Red Lips Blue Eyes
By Carpets CC
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Design Title: "Sisters" The 'Sisters' carpet takes inspiration from all the strong women that make their voices heard during 2018. The faces are made in ...
Wool
Adolph Gottlieb, "Untitled" Hand-knotted Wool Rug
By Edward Fields, Adolph Gottlieb
Located in New York, NY
-Edition 1/3 -Artist’s initials woven on lower left, publisher's mark stenciled on the underside -Excellent condition -Published by Edward Fields, New York
Wool
Beautiful Modern Silk and Wool Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very nice modern rug with an abstract design and nice colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with hand carded wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Silk
Beautiful Modern Silk and Wool Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very nice modern rug with an abstract design and nice colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with hand carded wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Silk
Hand-knotted Tibetan wool rug – 1990s
Located in Firenze, FI
A beautiful hand-knotted Tibetan rug (not tufted), dating from the 1990s, made of wool with a cotton warp and weft, and featuring an original abstract geometric design with a strikin...
Wool, Cotton
$7,731
W 78.75 in L 98.43 in
Contemporary David Delfín Green Hand-Knotted Wool And Silk Rug, Spain 2005
Located in Madrid, ES
This Spanish rug was designed by David Delfín (1970-2017) in 2005. It's not a re-edition; it was made during the designer’s lifetime. Its olive-green field is punctuated by a deep re...
Wool, Silk
Hand-knotted Wool Traditional Red French Aubusson Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique Aubusson flatweave rug features an eau-de-nil field with a central ivory oval containing a large floral and leafy spray within a narrow shaded green and raspberry-red ba...
Wool
Secret Garden Hand-Knotted Wool Rug by Sergio Mannino Studio
By Sergio Mannino Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Secret Gardens is a collection of hand-drawn rugs designed by Sergio Mannino Studio. Intricately crafted, these rugs invite you into a realm of imagination and forms, colors, and int...
Wool
Hand Knotted Needle Point Wool Rug 3' x 8'
Located in New York, NY
Hand Knotted Needle Point Wool Rug 3' x 8'. Usually English or French, often with repeating allover designs executed with wool cross-stitches. Larger carpets are workshop productions...
Wool, Cotton
Hand-knotted Deep Pile 100% Wool Rug
Located in Hilversum, NL
A hand-knotted deep pile wool rug, this piece stands out for the exquisite craftsmanship of its fine wool and the harmonious blend of captivating materials and shades. It exudes a ti...
Wool
$6,574 / item
W 39.38 in L 117.72 in
cc-tapis NAÏF CRESCENT handmade rug in himalayan wool by David/Nicolas
By cc-tapis, david/nicolas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Naïf Collection projects the designers’ sensibility for geometric shapes applied to an extremely suggestive form of sincere raw beauty. Guided by instinct rather than rigor, the coll...
Wool, Silk