As a young Australian artist, Tim Johnson sought to look beyond the world he knew and was familiar with into mysteries that naturally come with things foreign.
Today, as a veteran artist, he has created an imagined universe abundantly informed by influences and ideas..
Over time his work expanded to include references to Japanese, Tibetan, Native American and a range of other sources and influences.
These two Spiritual and artistic traditions inspired the path Johnson was to take over the next four decades.
The caves were an inspirational oasis of spirituality on the Silk Road and another powerful artistic expression in desert country.
In 1982, when he learned of the existence of the ancient medieval Buddhist cave temples of Mogao at Dunhuang in Western China, the experience also set his imagination aflame.
In 1980, Johnson’s encounter with Aboriginal artists in the deserts of central Australia revolutionised his entire approach to art and life.
This book documents his Spiritual Journeying and creative explorations.
He wanted to explore what it was like to exist beyond the margins of his known world and to reach into alternative spaces that interested him.
As a young Australian artist, Tim Johnson sought to look beyond the world he knew and was familiar with into mysteries that naturally come with things foreign
