Art is a funny thing. Like a crying clown on black velvet. But that isn’t art. Or is it? Because if you want to buy one today we can probably call it “outsider” or something .

People say, “Johann, why are you so far beyond the other artists of your generation?” and I reply “Johann is not, Johann is actually far behind them, yet Johann has convinced you all to turn backwards and stare.” and then they laugh and scribble it down upon their little pads because Johann is witty. But one thing Johann is not is a traditionalist. That is why Johann uses the DigiPro WP8060 8×6” USB Graphics Tablet w/Cordless Pen exclusively. And Johann does mean exclusively. It is part of a new piece, “Life With A DigiPro WP8060 8×6” USB Graphics Tablet w/Cordless Pen”. Johann carries it to the cafe and uses the 512 levels of pressure to draw each word that Johann chooses to speak. If they have no computer, Johann is lost until a stranger buys a round. Community, do you understand? It is a statement about the way we interconnect, just as the DigiPro WP8060 8×6” USB Graphics Tablet w/Cordless Pen is a statement about how mouse functions can work through a pen and tablet, rather than a mouse. Johann does not merely draw to Johann’s canvas. Johann draws upon the world itself. And also sometimes napkins if there’s nothing else around.

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