Marta Elise Johansen Period of Being Moved | Realm of Astonishment + Disbelief, 2024
Period of Being Moved | Realm of Astonishment + Disbelief, 2024. Fadeproof Ink on 100% Cotton Rag.
Paper size 14" W x 18” H. Framed 16.75" W x 20.5" H.
Framed in Bleached Walnut with Optium Plexi 99%UV, AR.
About the Exhibition
This new series of drawings, Psychomagical Landscapes and Other Drawings, bridges Marta Elise Johansen's training in architecture with her practice as an artist. Constructed line drawings meet freehand ink and mixed-media forms, creating compositions that are both precise and intuitive.
Period of Being Moved reflects on moments of spiritual searching, transformation, and self-discovery. Through meditative drawings, Marta Elise Johansen explores the shared rhythms that connect our inner lives, tracing themes of reflection, intuition, and the universal search for meaning. Each work serves as both a personal meditation and an invitation to contemplate the common threads that bind us across lived experience.
About the Artist
Marta Elise Johansen is an artist and designer based in Sausalito, California. Working primarily with ink on paper, her practice centers on hand drawing as both a meditative discipline and an exploration of abstraction, materiality, and nature.
Raised among artists connected to Black Mountain College, Johansen was deeply influenced by M.C. Richards and Paulus Berensohn, whose philosophies of craft and creative practice continue to inform her work. Formally trained at the University of Southern California School of Architecture, she has collaborated with leading architecture, interiors, hospitality, and design studios including Frederick Fisher and Partners, Nicole Hollis, Studio Collins Weir, Intelligentsia Coffee, The Meteor, Black Ink, and Broc Cellars. She has also taught graduate and undergraduate art and design studios at both the University of Southern California and California Polytechnic Institute, Pomona.
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Period of Being Moved | Realm of Astonishment + Disbelief, 2024. Fadeproof Ink on 100% Cotton Rag.
Paper size 14" W x 18” H. Framed 16.75" W x 20.5" H.
Framed in Bleached Walnut with Optium Plexi 99%UV, AR.
About the Exhibition
This new series of drawings, Psychomagical Landscapes and Other Drawings, bridges Marta Elise Johansen's training in architecture with her practice as an artist. Constructed line drawings meet freehand ink and mixed-media forms, creating compositions that are both precise and intuitive.
Period of Being Moved reflects on moments of spiritual searching, transformation, and self-discovery. Through meditative drawings, Marta Elise Johansen explores the shared rhythms that connect our inner lives, tracing themes of reflection, intuition, and the universal search for meaning. Each work serves as both a personal meditation and an invitation to contemplate the common threads that bind us across lived experience.
About the Artist
Marta Elise Johansen is an artist and designer based in Sausalito, California. Working primarily with ink on paper, her practice centers on hand drawing as both a meditative discipline and an exploration of abstraction, materiality, and nature.
Raised among artists connected to Black Mountain College, Johansen was deeply influenced by M.C. Richards and Paulus Berensohn, whose philosophies of craft and creative practice continue to inform her work. Formally trained at the University of Southern California School of Architecture, she has collaborated with leading architecture, interiors, hospitality, and design studios including Frederick Fisher and Partners, Nicole Hollis, Studio Collins Weir, Intelligentsia Coffee, The Meteor, Black Ink, and Broc Cellars. She has also taught graduate and undergraduate art and design studios at both the University of Southern California and California Polytechnic Institute, Pomona.
Pickup & Delivery
White Glove Delivery
Large and fragile items are available to be shipped nationwide with White Glove service by our award-winning delivery partners. Please select "White Glove Delivery or Local Pickup" at checkout to request this service and we will follow up with a quote. Quotes provided online and in store are valid for 30 days. For questions, please contact shop@ericatanov.com or 510.524.1762.
Atelier Pickup
Local buyers may collect their order at our Berkeley Atelier. Please select "White Glove Delivery or Local Pickup" at checkout and we will contact you to coordinate a pickup window. Local buyers may also consider Lugg delivery.
Please note that buyers or third party couriers must provide their own packing materials for large or fragile items. We are unable to provide packing materials or blanket wrapping, unless previously arranged with a salesperson.
International Delivery
We are unable to provide international delivery at this time, however buyers may request delivery to their domestic freight forwarder or receiving warehouse. Contact shop@ericatanov.com for additional questions.