Artist Statement
The soul gives meaning to the body, the body acts in service to the soul. I believe art follows this pattern. The subject is made manifest by form, and form communicates the identity of the subject.
The subject of my work is to explore spiritual meaning (typically) within the context of Eastern Christianity, Germanic and Hellenic mythology, and lore. I use common motifs from those traditions as well as those I’ve personally developed.
The style (form) of my work can be identified by medium, use of color, stylized anatomy, and line work. Acrylic paints and inks are most often used in my paintings. Technical pen (micron pens) and color pencils will normally be seen in my drawings.
About Artist
Henry "Jeorge" Johnson is a painter living and working in Dothan, AL. He works primarily with acrylic paint but ventures into drawing media and printmaking media as well. Notable drawing mediums include ink, technical pen, and color pencil. Jeorge is a sojourner to the unseen. He is a representative painter. He seeks to make images of the spiritual matters of the heart. To do this he uses common narratives and imagery like mythological symbols and imagery from the Christian world. He also has developed some of his own motifs as new growths from the vine of tradition.
Jeorge studied drawing and illustration at the Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis, IN. He showcased his thesis at the Murphy arts center. He has hosted open studios and participated in Art Crawls in Dothan. Jeorge led two workshops on imagination; a private workshop for an artist collective called The Untrained Edit and the Alabama Art Educators Association.
Jeorge is currently working on a landscape painting inspired by the architectural style of Byzantine Iconography. He is also building an archive of work.