The Art Of C5
C5 Artworks’ aim is to showcase Charlie Johnston’s creative output – on par with the best of today’s international “urban culture” artists. An “Urban Culture” artist is one who generates a bona fide 21th century perspective on art practice through a variety of techniques. They may do so: either by almagamating disparate or ‘retro’ styles with unconventional subject matter; or by utilizing reinvented materials or content. They may envision new definitions for existing archetypes, explore the current paradigm or just put a new ‘spin’ on things with an ironic twist of the brush.
C5 has emerged from the street art and signmakers world, hybridized with sophisticated traditional art approaches. The street has become the gallery and the gallery has assimilated the street.
“What all my works have in common is a sense of freshness, a sense of wonder and a sense of purpose that the path of art continues to be relevant in today’s media saturated culture.”
