David Edward Johnson

David Edward Johnson is a mixed media visual artist living and working in Austin, Texas. He identifies as an abstract expressionist and his bold canvases are at once architectural, rhythmic, painterly, and gestural.

His decades-long background in award-winning visual design and branding as well as the written word forms an underpinning for his fine art. A deep love for film, music, art and life experience also provides a rich palette for him draw from as a painter.

As David says. "The breadth of the sublime and the mist of inner spaces are also found on my canvases. The Delphic, arcane, and obscure corners of experience fascinate me and inform my creative output. Staccato cadences, the squeal of high notes, the thrum of bass… All find visual expression in my oeuvre. My long background as both a writer and designer roots the abstract work in language, both conceptual and visual.”

He speaks of the ancient concept of the Daemon when speaking to his body of work.

"Daemons act as guiding spirits, uniting the divine and the mortal in expression and forming the veiled visage of the ethereal. Their presence is less seen and more felt. The intent I bring to the work is found in materials and effort. The rest is intuitive — I never know how my pieces will look until I feel they’re done. Above all, I love to paint as an act of exuberant play.”

All of that is evident in these bright, living canvases. Perfect for modern, contemporary, or eclectic spaces, these are the collector’s statement for the year.

IG: @davidedwardjohnsonart