Whoosh
Posted: July 13, 2012 Filed under: Galleries, Private Collections | Tags: art, contemporary art, Dion Johnson, LA art, life, Mont Blanc, painting, prose, Toms, vacation, vacay 4 Comments
Dion Johnson, Moonlight, 2009
Taffy color, stretched and poured, but self-confident somehow. This color knows where it’s going; knows what it’s about. Writes with a Mont Blanc, but kicks around in Toms. Has struck a balance between curve and line, between cool and hot. Can be pulled and persuaded, but also stands its ground.
Dion Johnson, Dart, 2011
Whoosh. I hear the sound of meetings, calls and deadlines whooshing past. At breakneck speed with a hot orange urgency. Blows my hair back. I adjust my aviators. I don’t mind, I’m on a plane to California. I’ll let this color land where it will. I’m landing in San Jose.
