His mediums in art has changed throughout his art career. Johnson would paint or draw something on paper then make them into sculptures. There was a point where he was using cardboard materials to make these big sculptures.
When he was explaining what was his inspiration was he basically said that everything in life has inspired him in some way.
Other mediums he has worked with is wood, but as of right now he likes to use paper or cardboard as his first choice.
Johnsons passion is drawing with a pencil, pen, etc. "I think that drawing is the key to it all." said Johnson.
What he meant by this is that if you can draw something, you can create something more from that drawing. You can mold it into something remarkable once you put it on paper and analyze it.
Some of the projects he has done were the big cardboard cameras that were very realistic and he made a lot of these.
He also works with Toshiba to make a character that was digitized, made of Styrofoam or foam.
"Behind the Cardboard Curtain" is a video that tells a bit about Johnson.
There was also a cardboard city that he made that was very detailed. One word that Johnson said that would describe his work is "Whimsical" Johnson said. He likes his work to be playful, fun and interactive.
Some of the artist that have influenced him are Dave Smith, De Cooning and more.
More people that have influenced him are his friends. They always compete to do better than the other. But in this process they just make each other better artist. They have a friendly competitive side.
Johnson was an interesting artist and has inspired me to look into using cardboard so some of my pieces to come.
