Inspired by both art and science, Eric Johnson creates composite works of pigment, wood and resin that reference a kinship with other artists: to the sensuality of Brancusi, the architectural vigor of Bontecou and the works of DeLap. These handcrafted abstract works are often sheathed in resin skins, often revealing glimpses of skeletal armatures and hidden architectures.
In reflection, Johnson’s structural forms are influenced by a severe neck injury and dealing with intense spinal pain. Other influences have been the aerospace industry and ancestral boat builder heritage. Initially the constructs were a time capsule of the artifacts within, hiding their “bones” under a “skin.” Over time, the structures have become organic and revealing to their formation. The current work merges the passion for depth and structure with an obsession for color and surface.
Johnson has spent decades working with polyester resin. Like many artists of his generation, Johnson embraced the hot-rod culture of Southern California. As often was the case for many artists working in the 1970s, industrial products found their way into Johnson’s early studio practice and have remained there ever since. “I’ve translated all that automotive knowledge into making my artwork,” he says. “I use the full array of auto tools and pigments.”
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(Biography provided by William Turner Gallery)
Erick Johnson "Stillgate" 2026 oil on canvas
By Eric Johnson
Located in New York, NY
Erick Johnson Stillgate, 2026 oil on canvas 48 x 60 in. (joh065) Of his recent work, Eric Johnson states "What has long inspired me is the interplay between color and form. The exp...
Canvas, Oil
Erick Johnson "Signal Drift" 2026 oil on canvas 36 x 40 in.
By Eric Johnson
Located in New York, NY
Erick Johnson Signal Drift, 2026 oil on canvas 36 x 40 in. (joh059) Of his recent work, Eric Johnson states "What has long inspired me is the interplay between color and form. The ...
Canvas, Oil
Erick Johnson "The Eye in the Sky" 2025 oil on canvas
By Eric Johnson
Located in New York, NY
Erick Johnson The Eye in the Sky, 2025 oil on canvas 40 x 36 in. (joh063) Of his recent work, Eric Johnson states "What has long inspired me is the interplay between color and form....
Canvas, Oil
Blue Grey
By Philippe Hosiasson
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right and verso, titled verso. 39.25 x 31.75 in. 40.25 x 32.75 in. (f...
Canvas, Oil
Green Burst
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Kyle Morris Green Burst, 1958 Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right; signed, titled, dated verso. 48...
Canvas, Oil
$7,500
H 39.25 in W 47.25 in D 1.75 in
Colorful abstract expressionist oil painting, dated 1960
By Boyer Gonzales Jr.
Located in Colfax, CA
Bold and colorful abstract expressionist painting by American artist and educator, Boyer Gonzales Jr. Boyer Gonzales Jr., (1909-1987), was born in Texas, and was immediately immersed...
Canvas, Oil
$2,300
H 36 in W 44 in D 1 in
Echo Not Reflection: Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
By Evy Olsen Halvorsen
Located in Kingston, WA
Emerging from the tension between chaos and order, this creation unfolds a celestial scene through its sweeping gradient of colors and textures. The circular motifs seemingly float a...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Caught in the Moment, Abstract Impressionist Oil Painting, 36x36
By Betty Efferson
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Caught in the Moment 🍃 Caught in the Moment is a 36x36 oil painting features earthy tones that helps bring a sense of peacefulness, despite its erratic strokes. I intuitively pa...
Canvas, Oil
La Gare
By François Arnal
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This richly detailed acrylic composition by François Arnal reflects the artist’s fascination with symbolic form, texture, and visual rhythm during the formative years of postwar abst...
Canvas, Oil
$6,403
H 78.75 in W 63 in D 0.79 in
Nebula inspiration. Contemporary oil abstract Polish Young Artist, Big format
By Klaudia Lata
Located in Warsaw, PL
Big scale abstract oil painting by Polish artist Klaudia Lata. KLAUDIA LATA (born in 1993) Graduate of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice. Diploma in 2017 in the stud...
Canvas, Oil
L'Aube menacée
By Yasse Tabuchi
Located in PARIS, FR
powerful abstract composition defined by a restrained, almost monochromatic palette of blacks, greys, and subtle earthy tones. The surface is richly worked, with sweeping gestures an...
Canvas, Oil
Charivari-chouette
Located in PARIS, FR
This powerful abstract composition by Micheke Destarac explores tension, movement, and balance through bold gestures and layered textures. Thick impasto strokes dominate the surface,...
Canvas, Oil
$28,000
H 77.96 in W 85.83 in D 1.58 in
American Contemporary Art by Harry James Moody - Abstract SkyBlue with Grey No.6
By Harry James Moody
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Harry James Moody is a German artist born in 1952 who lives and works in Los Angeles, United States. He received his training as artist at the Frankfurt Stadel Fine A...
Canvas, Oil
$600
H 20 in W 24 in D 1 in
Chasm, Abstract Painting, Oil on Cotton Canvas, New, 20x24
By Evy Olsen Halvorsen
Located in Kingston, WA
this painting is a metaphor for the divide between humans, lacking a bridge we do nothing but yell back and forth, not reaching each other. In an argument with my daughter there is a...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$15,152
H 51.19 in W 38.19 in D 1.58 in
Oublie Joli - 2, Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, Framed, 130x97 cm
Located in PARIS, FR
This striking work by Destarac is rooted in expressive gestural abstraction, where movement and materiality take center stage. The composition is structured around a fragmented circu...
Canvas, Oil