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Dayo Johnson
Dayo Johnson
Nashville,
TN
Medium:
Mixed Media 2D “I create beauty using items saved from build sites, barns and city streets,” says Dayo Johnson. Making the old new again, she creates works by rescuing discarded items and adding them to painted images to bring back their beauty.
An artist for 35 years, Dayo finds beauty in the discarded. "My work is a reflection of life as I hope it to be. Reflections of hope, love, peace and unity. I see the rescued items I use in my pieces as a way to create that hope. These items are discarded as trash, no longer purposeful, but I see them as wonderful. Together, they help create a completely different picture, one of beauty.
"The old barn wood with the rusty nails or a shiny piece of jewelry snuggled up against an old drawer pull. Chipped paint and old fencing, car parts, beads and springs, these are all an essential part of my work and will forever give me Hope."
Get to know Dayo better:
Our theme this year is Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. In the creation of your pieces, can you point to any examples where you follow these practices?
Saving the planet one piece of Art at a time. All of my work incorporates rescued materials.
Titles of works can be descriptive or clever or totally unrelated. What's your favorite title of a piece you've named? Why?
“My Sister’s Keeper”
This piece reflects my idea of unity and love.
In terms of your art, where is the most inspirational place you've ever been?
I find that most of my inspiration comes when I’m in nature.
