Johnny Abrahams
Region: Northeast
In my current work, I explore what can be done with line to the
exclusion of all other design elements. Beginning each piece
with a grid, I can either express that structure or divide it into
smaller, increasingly intricate geometries to form a progressively
finer language of elements. Put into high-contrast figure–ground
relationships, these reduced elements become vibratory, and
they destabilize the fixed gaze. Afterimages of color are generated
as light is broken into its constituents by the interaction of the
graphic relationships. My work is focused on making the viewer
the subject, emphasizing the effects of his or her movement
around it.