Roy Johnston b.1936

At the beginning of the 1980s, Johnston began to develop a freer and more expressive style of geometic abstraction in contrast to the formal abstract style he became known for in the 1970s. Stemming from a pre-occupation with systems of organisation, the present work is part of a larger series executed at the time where the word 'intersect' in each title referred to the interplay of lines and planes as well as the ongoing dialogue between artist and viewer.

Born in Pomeroy, Co.Tyrone, Johnston studied at Stranmillis College, Belfast then the Belfast College of Art. He has had numerous solo exhibitions including a retrospective of his work from 1965-1985 held at the Arts Council Gallery, Belfast in 1985 which toured to The Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane. His work was recently included in the Irish Art of the Seventies exhibition at the Irish Museum of Modern Art and is held in all major Irish public collections such as The Ulster Museum, Belfast; The Hugh Lane; The Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin and the Collections of the British, Irish and Northern Irish Arts Councils.