Chris Johanson and Jo Jackson's collaborative project explores colour, pattern and form

Date
19 July 2017

American artists Chris Johanson and Jo Jackson have created Peaceable Kingdom, their first collaborative work as “partners in life and art”. Published by Nieves, the book contains a series of paintings that features elements of both of the artists’ styles.

Chris’ work is known for playing with figurative forms and abstraction, seeing the two as interconnected. Within the book, his mark-makings offer insight into politics, social themes and colour patterns, which are offset by the more provocative and ambiguous interpretations of identity from Jo’s softer tones.

While there’s differences in their separate personal work, here Chris and Jo’s art comes together to create a kaleidoscopic dialogue encompassing shapes, patterns and ideas, with a childlike imagination that fills each page.

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Chris Johanson and Jo Jackson: Peaceable Kingdom

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Chris Johanson and Jo Jackson: Peaceable Kingdom

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Chris Johanson and Jo Jackson: Peaceable Kingdom

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Chris Johanson and Jo Jackson: Peaceable Kingdom

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Chris Johanson and Jo Jackson: Peaceable Kingdom

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Chris Johanson and Jo Jackson: Peaceable Kingdom

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Chris Johanson and Jo Jackson: Peaceable Kingdom

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Chris Johanson and Jo Jackson: Peaceable Kingdom

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Rebecca Fulleylove

Rebecca Fulleylove is a freelance writer and editor specialising in art, design and culture. She is also senior writer at Creative Review, having previously worked at Elephant, Google Arts & Culture, and It’s Nice That.

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