Ned Johnson
Beautiful Corellas
13 - 24 July 2022
G4
Opening Night
Friday 15th July | 6pm – 8pm
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Ned Johnson was once described by his close friend, Australian poet John Anderson, as a 'bird sheep child of the Mt Kolor stony rises'. Ned grew up on a soldier settlement block at Minhamite in rural Victoria in the 1950s. He has raised five sons and worked for half a century as a teacher but has always returned home several times a year, to draw and paint and reconnect with his origins.
Images from the stony rises draw the observer into Ned's world. Past and present, the intimate connection to land and respect for all its custodians are to be found there. Ned's artworks are as much reflections on life as they are a record of a place. The landscape with its natural and constructed features is his inspiration. Fine brushstrokes and colour are used to map the terrain while the figures in the landscape are his medium for a deeper existential enquiry. Children unaware go forward in a challenging environment. The remnants left by past generations are reminders of our mortality. But hope and joy are expressed in the soaring flight of the "Beautiful Corellas".
Some paintings whisper
Some paintings shout
But they aren't complete
until their voices are heard
by the viewer who comes to the show
The frames of the paintings are hand-made by the artist using recycled timber from homes he has lived in or had close association with.
Contact
Phone : (03) 9482 3550
mail@redgallery.com.au
Address
157 St Georges Rd
Fitzroy North, Victoria, 3068
Map
How to get here
Tram: route 11
Stop 21 just north of Edinburgh Gardens
Melway ref: 30B12
Parking in nearby streets
Bus: 504 (Reid Street)
