Artists in the Neighbourhood Scheme IV

Past Exhibition

A self-taught ceramicist, Johnson specialises in ceramic sculpturing. In 1996, he set up his own ceramics workshop, and started to hold ceramic art activities with various organisations, aiming at bringing joy to different communities through clay making. Since 1993 he has taken part in a number of local and overseas joint exhibitions, and has held solo exhibitions in Hong Kong. Johnson’s works were cited in “The First Taiwan Ceramics Biennale” (2004), the “Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition” (2005), “The 3rd World Ceramic Biennale 2005 Korea International Competition”, the “VIII Bienal Internacional de Cerámica, Manises, Spain” (2007) and “The City of Carouge Prize 2007 International Ceramics Competition, Switzerland”. His work also won in various public art competitions, including “New Face of Heritage ─ Installation of Public Artworks at Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung, Stage II” (2004), “Weather Machines ─ Kinetic Sculptures Design Competition” (2005) and “Public Art Scheme 2006”. He won the first prize in the “Philippe Charriol Foundation 16th Annual Art Competition” (2001), winner of the “Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters Competition” in 2001 and 2005 respectively, and praised with the Outstanding Workmanship Award in the same competition in 2007. Johnson’s works were collected by the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Philippe Charriol Foundation, Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum and private collectors.

Johnson’s works mostly employ realist sculptural techniques accompanied by surrealist imagination, integrating the two elements, “human beings” and “objects”, into creative themes. He hopes to induce viewers to rethink the relationship between human beings and all objects in the world through the use of intriguing visual elements, so as to convey the message of caring for Nature and the world as well as harmony and integration.