{"product_id":"johnie-mae-king","title":"Displayed But Not Seen: A Prologue of Johnnie Mae King","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist: Ronald Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/seriopress.myflodesk.com\/psj426zo3u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThis edition is sold out. Click here to be notified about future projects.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e28″ x 32.75″\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand-pulled serigraph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-reactroot=\"\"\u003e20 colors\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCoventry Rag 290gsm\u003cbr\u003eDeckled edges\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the studio:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSerio Press is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eproud\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to present Ronald Jackson's first\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e serigraph edition. Made up of 20 hand-pulled layers,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe medium allows for bold, graphic shapes and vibrant colors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe process is particularly well suited to Jackson's style, as it allows him to build up layers of color and texture, resulting in a multi-dimensional surface, much like the characters that adorn Ronald's paintings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the artist:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJohnnie Mae King, also known as “Aunt Johnnie”, embodies a shift in my artistic practice towards creating immersive and imaginative narratives. As a character, she serves as a personified muse of ideas and stories that I seek to explore as an artist. By viewing the world through her perspective, I contemplate the emotions and experiences that she may have encountered in the past, present, or future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMy aim is to move observers of visual art towards a deeper engagement with creative storytelling. With Johnnie Mae King, I aim to entertain and inspire, inviting viewers to join me in the exploration of her unique and captivating universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist Bio:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eRonald studied architecture at Saddleback College and served over 21 years in the US Army, before pursuing a career as an artist, from which he now lives and works out of Fredericksburg VA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe uses portraits and figurative works as a way of engaging the intimate stories and unique experiences of African Americans from the recent past. With faces often partially concealed behind masks, Jackson suggests that there are stories to be discovered, unique experiences to be uncovered, and the presence of universal humanity demanding to be acknowledged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough his work, Ronald seeks to inspire self-discovery, value, and significance among people, while also inviting viewers to value the humanity of people from various backgrounds and belief systems. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ronaldjacksonartworks.com\/\"\u003eRonald Jackson Website\u003c\/a\u003e     |     \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ronald_jackson_artworks\/?hl=en\"\u003eRonald Jackson IG\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ronald Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42928977477826,"sku":"","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0411\/7879\/2094\/products\/RJ_Regular_Edition.jpg?v=1679113789","url":"https:\/\/seriopress.com\/products\/johnie-mae-king","provider":"Serio Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}