Self-portrait in the background of the landscape by Guy Johnson

Self portrait in the background of the landscape by Guy Johnson

The painting by American artist Gaius Johnson “Self-Portrait on a Landscape” is devoted to everything that accompanied the artist in life.

The painting is painted in the style of surrealism – the characters, as if the relatives, gathered at the artist’s jubilee, represent representatives of all generations. In the crowd, a cheerful bodybuilder takes an effective pose, a lady in silk stockings shows the nude hips to the knight – all these characters already met us on canvas by Gaius Johnson at different times.

In the background of the picture are a lot of small fragments: a building that looks like a circus, some bulky structures, a technique – all of these are important details for characterizing the era in which the artist lived. In the sky, like a huge whale, the airship loved by the artist froze.