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Artist Statement of Lena Johnson, Fine Art Photographer
"In my art, you will see my lifelong quest for perfection. I am driven to experience the world in a search for ecstatic, sacred and elusive moments that allow me to escape the chaos of the world. When shooting, I am oblivious to everything outside of me as I move around and through the scene photographing every angle and detail so that each moment is recorded in time."
"I sense that all of life consists of a series of underlying energies that gives rise to the consciousness and power of a specific place and it is this indefinable energy that I strive to portray. I seek out places that I feel possess a sense of consciousness that can nurture and feed the soul. Each work of art is the culmination of a journey that is both physical and spiritual. Physical in the journey to seek out these places that soothe the soul; spiritual as I meditate in the space to sense what it wants me to see and feel."
"Many of my best shots are ones in which the light or mood is perfect only for a few minutes or hours, as in an approaching storm. By capturing these elusive moments when I am lost to the world, I am able to record the essence of a sacred moment."
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“The camera should be used for a recording of life, for rendering the very substance and quintessence of the thing itself, whether it be polished steel or palpitating flesh.” - Edward Weston, photographer |
Biographical Information for Lena Johnson, Fine Art Contemporary Photography of Museum Quality
After a successful career as an interior designer and architect, Lena Johnson has returned to her first love: contemporary photography and painting. Her works possess a strong sense of place with balanced compositions and vivid color palettes. Lena says, "One of the first things I learned in interior design was that color and form can have a profound psychological impact. I used this knowledge for twenty five years to create spaces and buildings that responded to each user's unique requirements. I now use this knowledge to create works of fine art that document the consciousness of places and that inspire the human spirit."
"Like the majority of contemporary photographers, I have given up silver based films and now use digital imaging exclusively although I continue to use traditional photographic papers and canvas for the final image. The new professional digital cameras that I currently use offer unparalleled sharpness, ultra high resolution and detail that cannot be found in the older film methods. In addition, the ability to manipulate the images in PhotoShop gives me greater control over the end result such as the flexibility to print in color or black and white."
Lena’s diverse background as an architect, interior designer and photographer began in 1974 when she worked as a photojournalist at the University of Georgia. Her education includes the Master of Architecture program at the University of Kansas. Lena studied fine art watercolor painting with her mentor Curtis Besinger, a Taliesin Fellow who was trained by Frank Lloyd Wright. Her Masters work also includes studies in Siena, Italy in which she mapped and documented both the public and private gardens in a medieval urban environment.
Lena’s doctoral work in American Studies included research of American Indian traditional religious structures and the metaphysical symbolism that informs their architectural creation. Her extensive travel and international photography throughout Europe, the Caribbean, Central America, and North America has provided her with a rich design vocabulary.
Lena currently favors watercolor painting and contemporary photography and her subjects include nature, urban and rural landscapes, luxury travel, seascapes and architecture. Lena is available for travel and location assignment work. For information about reproducing the photographic images on this website or where her contemporary photography can be purchased please contact Lena.
EDUCATION: University of Georgia Environmental Health (Bachelor of Science) 1976 University of Georgia Interior Design (minor) 1982 University of Kansas Architecture (Bachelor of Architecture) 1992 University of Kansas Architecture (Masters of Architecture with Honors) 1994 University of Kansas American Studies (Doctoral Program) & Haskell Indian Nations University 1994-99
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Fine art photography by Lena Johnson is for sale in limited edition prints.
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