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Steve Johnston...Artist
Born in Glasgow in 1956 Steve Johnston grew up in Dumfries and studied at art school. Upon leaving, Steve became an apprentice electrician for a brief period, as he was uncertain of where his artistic path led. In 1973, Carlisle College offered Steve Johnston a placement, where, during the second year, Steve opted for a change in medium, preferring photography to painting. Steve Johnston found black & white formats extremely inspiring and exciting to work with, seeing himself in fact as an artist but utilising a camera rather than paint.
Upon leaving college Steve Johnston moved to London where he did freelance work for teen magazines, which led to work for Vogue in 1977, where Steve's work was included in the "Pink Punk Book" published in 1978. This style of photo launched the first issue of I-D magazine in 1980, where Steve worked for the following few years. In 1991, when photography no longer became inspirational for him, Steve Johnston started painting seriously again concentrating once again on the medium that he had originally embraced. "It was then that something clicked and I have not looked back, since painting is my life".
See below for Limited Edition Prints by Steve Johnston |
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