29 Jan “My Art is My Movement” the art of Johnson Simon
From Tues-Thurs 9am-5pm
At Hamilton County Community Foundation
11810 Technology Drive, Fishers, IN 46038
FREE
Les Reinhardt / (317) 537-1670, info@fishersartscouncil.org
Fishers Arts Council presents the artwork of Johnson Simon in his exhibit, "My Art is my Movement" at the FAC Hub Gallery in the Hamilton County Community Foundation.
All of the artwork is for sale.
The Gallery is open Tuesday-Thursday from 9am-5pm excluding holidays. Should the building be locked when you arrive, call FAC at 317-537-1670 and we can assist you.
Artist Statement:
The overwhelming statement that my artistic work should suggest to a viewer is movement. I desire to express myself through dancing, but my disability limits me from moving about the way that I would like. Instead, I use my God-given gift of painting to demonstrate my desire to live life with no physical restrictions.
I have always been interested in body movement, but it was a dance recital at Western Michigan University that inspired me to create my first dance-focused expressionistic painting. From then on I became a student of how the body moves and emotes. I used all types of movement in my research including walking, running, swimming, and skydiving. I even recorded my own movements and discovered my own rhythms.
Now when I paint, I choose bright colors and broad and sweeping motions with my paint brush to transfer that feeling of movement onto the canvas. In my artistic work, I can move freely about without limitations.
As someone with a disability, movement impacts me on a daily basis. My artwork is a way for me to express how I would move if I could do so freely and uninterrupted. On canvas I can run, walk, jump, and I can dance without being bound by physical limitations. In that way, the paint brush is an extension of me.