About Heather

Heather Johnston's art is inspired by the beauty of the natural world and the mysteries of life.

Her images are a collection of photographs fused together through time and draw from diverse influences. She is inspired by the Surrealists view of the world, one of a compilation of disparate thoughts and dreams and seemingly unrelated images. Historical references include 13th century religious works of Madonnas and Angels and Saints, the Dutch Vanitas paintings, 18th century Botanical illustrations and by the dark searching hand of Goya's paintings and etchings. More contemporary influences include Luis Gonzales Palma.

"Through the image is sustained an awareness of the infinite: the eternal with the finite, the spiritual within matter, the limitless given form... the goal for all art is to explain to the artist himself and to those around him what man lives for, what is the meaning of his existence."

-- Andrei Tarkovsky

Heather uses digital, photographic and painterly applications to further construct her ideas and broaden the visual experience. She is drawn to both the mystery of the photographic language and the textural quality of a painterly surface. Heather works with medium format transparency film and high resolution 35mm digital cameras, using software applications to initially composite subjects into worlds of multiple photographs and textured layers.

 

You can find Heather's work at these fine stores:

Parliament Interiors

115 Water Street (Gastown), Vancouver

Liberty

1635 West Broadway, Vancouver

Giftworks

3080 Edgemont Boulevard, North Vancouver

Van Dop Gallery

421 Richmond Street, New Westminster

Arts Off Main

216 - 28th Avenue, East Vancouver

To Market

1509 - 56th Street, Tsawwassen

If you are interested in a private commission or would like to see some of Heather's work up close, please contact us:

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