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Ryan
@ryanthompson
Inspired by @vortac Ed Templeton's book, I'll share an artist from the Mission School, Chris Johanson. I gravitate towards Johanson's balance of figurative/abstraction and storytelling with an honest compassion and eye for the humanity around him. It's a prize possession because of the fun title page painting.
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tim/vortac
@vortac
Thank you so much for sharing, Ryan. Big fan of Chris' work as well as the whole SF Mission crew, with the likes of McGee, Kilgallen 🥲, Campbell amm. Should do sopme dedicated features in /newmasters as for the moment I do not own any more books of any of the artists (though the Kilgallen book is one I'd really love to have in my collection). This looks like a great and beautiful book and the artwork on the title is super awesome. Is it a physical object with painted faces? 150 $degen 🫴 🖤
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Ryan
@ryanthompson
Thanks Tim, I would love to collect the Kilgallen book. Margaret and McGee were my gateway into the Mission school and continued to be a huge influence in both their work and practice. The piece on the cover of the Johanson book is a painted three dimensional. I love the use of salvaged materials.
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Ryan
@ryanthompson
My most memorable exhibition was by McGee in an old abandoned cash-advance building in the Mission. Also discovered a mini-painting he did hidden on a false wall in the Vancouver Art Gallery. Banksy installed a painting in a museum, Barry did a painting on a wall without getting caught!
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Ryan
@ryanthompson
A small opening cut in the wall from the gallery in to the next building where McGee installed a personal collection of historical work and paraphernalia from friends. Going from a polished white wall exhibition, through and into this little whole in the wall makes my heart warm. https://youtu.be/5qTpJKLsbic
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tim/vortac
@vortac
Awesome story
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