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Perry Johnson

painter | printmaker | teacher

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    • Ellipsis Interrupted
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    • And This Our Measure
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  • Portfolios
    • Ellipsis Interrupted
    • Drowning in the Cloud
    • Taut Twine & Tin Cans
    • And This Our Measure
  • Biography
  • Shows/Press
  • Teaching

Cobalt Blue

July 11, 2011 Perry
Color Name
Cobalt Blue
Brand
Blue Ridge
CI Name
PB28
Composition
Oxides of Cobalt and Aluminum

Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery – celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from – it’s where you take them to.”

— Jim Jarmusch

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