'These works are entirely built around aspiration, in a sense. I grew up in the Midwest, so something like this felt unattainable. It’s the idea of escape.'
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It’s daunting to think that, for Johnson, this is what mankind’s frenzied time on earth amounts to: a patchwork of collective anxieties, isolated moments, andined escapes that culminate in succulents growing out of our eye sockets. But a walk through the gallery with Johnson illuminates the honesty and optimism at the heart of the artist’s work.RASHID JOHNSON: I want to talk about this painting. It’s called “The Broken Five,” and it comes from a prior body work called “Anxious Men.
Making a painting using a thousand different cuts brings that paint to life. Inside of this exists maybe 300 abstract micro-paintings. And then stepping back, just one large macro. JOHNSON: In some ways they’re evolving, but the way that I came to black soap was quite deliberate. It was a material that existed in my home. My mother was an African history professor. We traveled and lived in West Africa for a period of time. Black soap is for people who have sensitive skin. So this relationship to sensitivity is really present in the work. I employed it as a signifier, as a healing substance. I also like the idea that you can wash yourself with the painting.
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