Johanna Curwood Art

Johanna Curwood is an Australian artist known for her large, statement, abstract and nonrepresentational pieces.

Johanna Curwood’s work is a combination of handcrafted sculpture and metal, layer upon layered glazes, paints and other mixed media, along with pigmented, temperature and chemically reactive resins. Her original, polished, and high gloss paintings filter and reflect back as they adapt to the light and changes in their surroundings. Her pieces are strong and robust, not only in artistic nature, but also the structure created during the design process itself.

Curwood is confident in the process which she has worked hard to establish. It shows in her clean style and her knowledge of resin, alone. She understands it, how it moves, where and how it can be manipulated, how she can use it to her advantage, and where and how to hold back within a piece. This has ultimately allowed her to take back control over a medium that is widely acknowledged as being very difficult to master.

There is a reason why the Chinese have called her work “power wall art”. Each piece is a statement – showcasing luxury and opulence. The three-dimensional perspective, with the transitions against the lustrous resin, allows the color and shapes to appear as if they move fluidly beneath the surface, creating movement based on the angle or viewing point. The visual depth that she is able to achieve, especially considering each piece is only a few millimeters in depth, is exceptional. She is truly at the top of her game (learn more about Johanna Curwood below).