Johnny Morant (b. 1982, Hong Kong) is a UK based artist exhibiting and collected internationally. He works with two galleries and is regularly invited for group exhibitions, art fairs and venue installations.
"My work aims to offset contemporary views with those of the past. I believe the figurative works by Masters of the 17th century -which in their time captured the societal zeitgeist, can now provide a dramatic contrast with the digitalisation and disinformation which is very much the spirit of our time."
"...when reinterpreting the explicit areas of an Old Master painting, I sometimes employ the most contemporary and ubiquitous mark in my arsenal -the pixel. The rigidity and precision of the pixel contrast sharply with freehand brushwork, delivering a striking delineation between traditional and contemporary aesthetics. I believe this intentional clash of formats can evoke questions about the evolution of art and the impact of technology, while exploring our relationship with uncomfortable events of the past."
"My work aims to offset contemporary views with those of the past. I believe the figurative works by Masters of the 17th century -which in their time captured the societal zeitgeist, can now provide a dramatic contrast with the digitalisation and disinformation which is very much the spirit of our time."
"...when reinterpreting the explicit areas of an Old Master painting, I sometimes employ the most contemporary and ubiquitous mark in my arsenal -the pixel. The rigidity and precision of the pixel contrast sharply with freehand brushwork, delivering a striking delineation between traditional and contemporary aesthetics. I believe this intentional clash of formats can evoke questions about the evolution of art and the impact of technology, while exploring our relationship with uncomfortable events of the past."
GALLERIES
ECLECTIC - LONDON
AD LIB - LONDON
EXHIBITIONS
23 WYLYE VALLEY ART TRAIL -23/21
22 ART BIENNALE VENICE - Personal Structures, European Cultural Centre Venice
21 START ART FAIR, Saatchi Gallery London
21 REINTERPRETING BAROQUE, Eclectic Gallery London
21 Allegories of the past, present and future, 60 Threadneedle Street, London
19 GROUNDED, Royal Opera Arcade Gallery, London
17 The Rountree Tryon Gallery London, Mare Nostrum
13 The Rountree Tryon Gallery London, Going Places
11 The Tryon Gallery London, A Closer Look
09 The Tryon Gallery London, Out and About
COLLECTIONS
Smith & Williamson
Standard Chartered Bank
Prudential plc
Old Mutual plc
P&O Cruises
Little Orange Door
Century Club, London
ECLECTIC - LONDON
AD LIB - LONDON
EXHIBITIONS
23 WYLYE VALLEY ART TRAIL -23/21
22 ART BIENNALE VENICE - Personal Structures, European Cultural Centre Venice
21 START ART FAIR, Saatchi Gallery London
21 REINTERPRETING BAROQUE, Eclectic Gallery London
21 Allegories of the past, present and future, 60 Threadneedle Street, London
19 GROUNDED, Royal Opera Arcade Gallery, London
17 The Rountree Tryon Gallery London, Mare Nostrum
13 The Rountree Tryon Gallery London, Going Places
11 The Tryon Gallery London, A Closer Look
09 The Tryon Gallery London, Out and About
COLLECTIONS
Smith & Williamson
Standard Chartered Bank
Prudential plc
Old Mutual plc
P&O Cruises
Little Orange Door
Century Club, London
