Artist Statement: I love the idea of creating butterflies (stencil and spraypaint silhouette) layered with splatter paint, paint markers that burst with colors. The background is layers of text using acrylic markers (graffitti style) and stencils of words like "Dream....Inspire...Peace....Love....Harmony....Create" layered with abstract designs. Slightly bigger text of the word EVOLVE...
Lance Johnson, an NYC-based artist, is honored to design one of the Sing for Hope Pianos. Think...create...inspire. That's the motto I bring to every piece I construct. I am seduced by the process of creating something vibrant and thought-provoking to share with the world. I am an artist because I want not only to celebrate the legacy of my ancestors but add to it. When I was 14, I was exposed to the artwork of Romare Bearden, the famous collage artist from the Harlem Renaissance. It changed my life. It was like a seed was planted in me. Collage, to me, is all about the process and improvisation. That spoke to me immediately. I love the idea of combining random images and creating stories from the parts. Like hip-hop, my work grabs from the past to decorate my present.
