Presidio#5,2023,26x22inches,oiloncanvas.©2023MitchellJohnson.TruroCenterfortheArtsatCastleHillwillhostanexhibitofCaliforniaartist,MitchellJohnson,September6–17,2023.DonaldKuspitrecentlyreviewedJohnson’sworkinWhiteHotMagazinediscussingthepainting,Presidio#5:“Thecontrastofformsandcolors—objectsoddlyde-objectifiedbybeinggivenformalandexpressivepresence—withtheexceptionofthedescriptivelyobjectiverooftop,akindofrepoussoirdevicebywhichthespaceismeasured—isanaesthetictriumphbywayofitsintegrationofincommensurateformsandcolors.Kandinskyarguedthatitwashardtoconvincinglyintegrateredandblue—especiallyJohnson’ssubtlegesturalblueandblatantlysolidred,butJohnson...