Jolanta Johnsson
Landscape near Me
2014

Name: Landscape near Me
Brand: Jolanta Johnsson
Price: 3800 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. This is how she writes about this painting: The landscape near me is diverse. There is forest, meadows, and lakes near my home. The lakes are surrounded by forests. On calm windless days when the lake water is as smooth as a mirror, the silhouettes of the trees are reflected in the water. It seems as if they want to look at themselves and confirm their beauty. A symmetrical image emerges. Nature likes to play with symmetry. From symmetry, we expect an exact repetition of the arrangement in the mirror image. We can observe this in many natural structures. The best example is the structure of a leaf. In autumn, when the leaves fall to the ground when I don’t have to pluck them to pick them up and look at them closely, then I admire the symmetrical arrangement of their veins. Nature repeats them exactly. And yet she sometimes deviates from the original patterns and creates fanciful new versions. Nature is inventive. And yet, I sense a certain logic in the landscape near me, the presence of some kind of structure on which it all rests. I have chosen geometric forms to signal its presence. Every year nature offers its riches in every season, it will never cease to be a source of inspiration for me. I look ahead. What landscapes will be created next year? Of course, I am not the only one who draws on the resources of the landscape around me. Many artists live and create in the area. I look at their work at exhibitions and see that landscape is a frequent motif that appears on their canvases. I can conclude that there are landscape artists near me.

Creator:

Jolanta Johnsson (1955)

Creation Year:

2014

Dimensions:

Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 39.38 in (100 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)

Medium:

Canvas,Oil

Movement & Style:

Abstract

Period:

2010-