{"id":1073,"date":"2021-07-07T08:59:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T08:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cosmino.org\/?page_id=1073"},"modified":"2021-07-07T09:04:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T09:04:06","slug":"jo-johnston","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/en\/jo-johnston\/","title":{"rendered":"Jo Johnston"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jo Johnston (born 1972) comes originally from England, and in 2007 she moved to Berlin.
\nIn 1992 she spent 2 years studying at Birmingham College of Art.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>After moving to Berlin, she began to do small scale ink drawings mainly of Berlin street scenes. These were her way of exploring, and getting to know the city. She played around with some of these images in different scales and medium, which eventually led to large scale oil paintings of bicycles seen around Berlin. They are deliberately kept loose and playful, in contrast to the ink drawings. <\/i>\u201cThe variety of bikes in Berlin is so that they almost seem to have personalities of their own! The patterns made by bikes and their shadows make for dynamic and cheerful paintings\u201d.<\/p>\n

Jo has done a lot of life drawing over the years, and has recently returned to drawing the figure in a new and ongoing series. These explore moods and feelings of a more personal nature. Human nature, all the phases of life with its wide range of emotions and energy and how we interact with one another interests Jo.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The ongoing series called \u201cMore Light\u201d explores the connection between people, light and darkness. Jo uses Indian Inks on watercolour paper layered to emphasize the contrast between dark and light. She attempts to capture the elusive energy that our emotions give out, those that cannot be described but can be felt. Working on a more positive aspect of life is the series \u201cSongs of Innocence\u201d examining the energy surrounding children and teenagers at play, and their absolute absorption in activities. The series \u201cIn Free Fall\u201d looks at the drama and intensity of emotions in a relationship that is not going well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Alongside this work, Jo has a joint project with Marcel Kr\u00f6ner called \u201dThe Little Window Galerie\u201d. Allegedly the smallest art gallery in Berlin, where each month one piece work from different artists is exhibited in our\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cSchaufenster\u201d. The little window is on the busy Berliner Strasse in Pankow for everyone to enjoy. We don\u2019t make any money, preferring that the artworks are free for all to enjoy.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Ausstellungen:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

2010 Galerie Terra, Berlin<\/i>
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2012 Galerie Terra, Berlin\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

2013 Kunstraum Ko, Berlin<\/i>
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2013 Kreativ E.V. Sch\u00f6nwalde-Glien OT<\/i><\/p>\n

2013 Kladow Bibliotek<\/i>
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2013 Galerie Terra, Berlin<\/i>
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2013 Kunstraum Ko \u2013 Weihnachtsausstellung<\/i><\/p>\n

2014 Galerie Terra, Berlin<\/i>
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2014 Galerie Pilango, Berlin<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>2014 Kunstraum Ko \u2013 Weihnachtsausstellung<\/i>
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2015 Staatliche Ballettschule Berlin und Schule f\u00fcr Artistik\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

2015 Weihnachtsausstellung, Stiftung St\u00e4rke, Berlin<\/i><\/p>\n

2015 Galerie Terra, Berlin<\/i><\/p>\n

2016 Kreativ E.V. Sch\u00f6nwalde-Glien OT<\/i><\/p>\n

2016 Weihnachtsausstellung, Stiftung St\u00e4rke, Berlin<\/i><\/p>\n

2017 Galerie Terra, Berlin<\/i><\/p>\n

2018 Friedenskirche Charlottenburg, Berlin<\/i><\/p>\n

2018 Galerie Terra, Berlin<\/i><\/p>\n

2019 Galerie Terra Berlin<\/i><\/p>\n

2020 Illustrations for English Nursery Rhymes translated by Marcel Kr\u00f6ner\u00a0 <\/span>into German \u201cKindermund\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

2020 Kreativ E.V. Sch\u00f6nwalde-Glien OT<\/i><\/p>\n

2021 Illustrations for English Nursery Rhymes translated by Marcel Kr\u00f6ner into German \u201cGro\u00df & Klein\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

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Websites: www.johnston-x-kr\u00f6ner.de<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

www.thelittlewindowgalerie.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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