Tag: Stux and Haller

Aaron Johnson isn't afraid of the profane — in fact, he almost always goes there. The Brooklyn-based artist has a solo show at Stux and Haller Gallery in New York titled "Pisockophilia." The show features his reverse painted acrylic polymer peel paintings as well as his sock paintings, which are, in essence, hand-painted assemblages made of the discarded footwear. Johnson's work is maniacal and frenzied. It throws propriety out the door and its characters, with their gnawing teeth and hungry eyes, act on a wide variety of carnal desires. Johnson's humor is almost slapstick and his paintings are tactile and action-packed. The title of the show comes from one of Johnson's recurring characters, Pisocko — a warped, unhinged Picasso-esque artist made out of socks. "Pisockophilia" is on view at Stux and Haller through March 21.