Contemporary figurative art celebrating the everyday, in between moments of life that so often go un-noticed.
Johnny Popkess
Born in London, Johnny spent much of his early life in various fairly remote parts of Africa, developing a fondness for beauty in its most natural state - as things really are, rather than as they are often made to appear. This early, exotic isolation fed a great desire to travel widely and experience a world of blemished beauty, culminating in a move to the heart of Paris, within a stone's throw of the Sorbonne, the Louvre and his neighbour, the Musee d'Orsay, from where a love of art proved irresistible. His work is heavily influenced by the French painter, Gustave Caillebotte who first blended impressionism with realism whilst celebrating the anonymity of the subject. Johnny is a contemporary figurative painter working exclusively with oils on finely stretched canvas.
2017 was his debut year as a professional artist, one that saw his first solo exhibitions. Johnny’s work is now hung in an ever growing group of fine art galleries and collections throughout the US, France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy and the Middle East, with a notable recent commission for a member of the Saudi royal family. Recent exhibitions include Antwerp, Los Angeles and Boston. Forthcoming exhibitions include London, Miami and Florence.