Description
‘Portrait of a Mystic’ by John Walker
Artist: John Walker
Title: ‘Portrait of a Mystic’
Medium: Acrylic on Panel, Wood and Polymer Clay
Dimensions: 20” x 14”
Framing: Custom Frame
Year of Creation: 2018
About the Artwork:
“This piece comes from my Dankquart Collection project, a continuing series of of faux antiquities based on an imagined narrative of a rediscovered lost civilization. I create the enclosures and the paintings as a singular work rather than approaching the work as a painting and a frame. In this imaginary world, the portraits honor a significant person or event in the civilization’s history, in this case a spell casting mystic, and the influence of his spell. The pieces also serve to relate events or mythology to the general population in a non verbal way. Some stories may be celebratory tales, some cautionary warnings.” – John Walker
About the Artist:
John Walker’s work centers around a core of imagined narratives, as with his recent series of faux antiquities from an invented culture. Born in Aurora IL, he attended the College of DuPage and the American Academy of Art in Chicago before beginning a long career as an airbrush artist and illustrator. Much of his work is executed in a realistic manner that often includes elements of graphic design, stylization, and three dimensional objects. He has has won numerous awards including Best in Show at the Richeson 75 International Portrait and Figure Competition and the National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic Award at the 59th Annual NSPC&A Exhibit. His work has appeared in the “AcrylicWorks Best of Acrylic Painting” annuals, Spectrum art annual and Acrylic Artist magazine. His studio is located in a suburb west of Chicago, IL.