Statement
Paul,
I canʼt believe it took me 24 (Kobe Bryant) years to realize I could
get away with this. Americanaʼs so sweet. The forms and materials
here are necessitated by my ideas, which are a bunch of cowboy
ideas I guess. Youʼll like what Charles said about it, that “to take the work seriously, they canʼt take it too seriously.” Donʼt you love that? Thanks again for everything and give Isabelle my best!
Sincerely,
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Writings
Historiograph 2009
“Hidetora is me” -Akira Kurosawa
Hidetora has three sons — Taro, Jiro, and Saburo
“Ran” by Akira Kurosawa, released 1985
Air Jordans, released 1985
Michael Jordan, #23
Lebron James, #23
Layet Johnson, age 23
Layet Johnson, born 1985
Jordan, James, Johnson
Layet Johnson, lived at 186 Cleveland Avenue
Lebron James, of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavalier, from Spanish caballeros, meaning horseman
Michael Jordan, of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls
Cavalier, a Royalist supporter of King Charles during the English Civil War
Lebron James, known also as “King James,” for the predecessor of King Charles
HitchHiker Haiku 2009
Broke Down Pickup Truck
High Noon In The Hot City
Memphis, Tennessee
Resume
M.F.A. candidate, The University of Georgia, 2011 (drawing & painting)
B.A. Studio Art, Hendrix College, 2008 (cum laude + honors)
Philmont Ranger, 2006
Two Person Exhibitions
- "Platonic Voyage," December 2009, Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
- "Platonic Voyage," January 2009, Dugg Dugg, Charlotte, NC.
- "Two Bros: New Work by Charles Westfall anad Layet Johnson," March 2010, Athica (4 Lease), Athens, GA.
Group Exhibitions
- "Athica Emerges III," July 2009, Athica: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, GA.
- "Making Masters: Selected Works by MFA Students at the Lamar Dodd School of Art at The University of Georgia," September 2009, Madison Museum of Fine Art, Madison, GA, featured by Smithsonian Magazine's National Museum Day.
- "68.57: From Point A to Point A: 12 Drawers from Athens," March 2010, MOCA GA Extension, Atlanta, GA.
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