Jared Johnson

DESCRIPTION //

This piece was inspired by an encounter I experienced one day as I was approaching the entrance of a local supermarket. I walked passed a ‘homeless man’ sitting on the floor, with a cardboard sign in hand and an empty McDonalds cup at his feet. I passed him and heard the sound of a ring tone, immediately aware that I didn’t have my phone on me at the time I turned to witness irony at its finest. The ‘homeless person’ pulled out a smart phone from his jacket pocket and said, “Hello love, yeah I’m coming home now!” I found this encounter quite intriguing and when I returned home, I got to work immediately in creating ‘Nouveau Homeless.’

DESIGN PROCESS //

Utilising the idea from what I had just experienced. I started by sketching the image by hand. Once I had arrived at a composition I was happy with, I rendered this drawing with marker pens. From there I imported the piece to photoshop and adjusted the image balance, smoothed drawing edges and created a canvas mockup. These steps made up the completed work.

How would you describe your style?

I am quite a big procrastinator, but once I’ve finished I would describe my style as Illustrative, observational art that relates to society and culture, through the use of mixed media.

What are your influences?

Mostly emotions from things I see/hear, particularly society and culture and personal experiences and beliefs.

If you could be any animal in the world, what animal would you be and why?

A lion because they’re the ‘King of the jungle’.

If you could only choose one song to play every time you walked into a room for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?

“B***h Don’t Kill My Vibe” by Kendrick Lamar. Need I say more!?

ILLUSTRATOR | PERTH, WA

AGE | 30

INSTAGRAM | @think_foundry

TOOLS | Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Ink markers