MarkAJohnson.com
Title
Mark A. Johnson Asian and Tribal Arts
Description
tribal Art, Primitive Art, Ethnographic Art, Oceanic Art. Folk Art, Ethnic Cultures, Artifacts, Textiles & Costumes, Sculpture. Masks, Beadwork, Fetishes, Charms. Jewelry, Baskets, Weapons, Shields, Indonesia, Borneo. Sumatra, Sulawese, Java, Bali, Timor, Flores, Sumba. Lombok, Molucca, Philippines, Luzon, Mindanao, Nepal, Burma, Thailand. Laos, Vietnam, India, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Dayak. lban, Kayan, Kenyah, Modang, Bahau, Ngaju, Batak, Toraja, Naga, Dong Song.
Mark Johnson started his long journey into the Asian and tribal art world collecting Central Asian Ikat Textiles in the early to mid 1970’s. Fascinated by the colors, unique designs, and technical expertise of the weavers, he went on a relentless quest to find more of these fantastic silk textiles. He traveled to Afghanistan and other parts of Asia and like many young explorers at the time, was taken by the beauty of the people and the depth of their ancient cultures. Each trip to Asia brought new discoveries and expanded interest in other cultures and artifacts. Eventually, he focused his attention on the Tribal Arts of Indonesia, especially the island of Borneo.
Today, Mr. Johnson is considered one of the principal specialists in the United States on the Tribal Arts of Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Through extensive travel, years of research, and study of important collections, he has gained significant knowledge and expertise on the material culture and history of the tribal peoples of this region. He has lectured at galleries and museums, provided information, and loaned many rare objects from his extensive collection to many of the important exhibitions of Indonesian Tribal Arts in this country. In addition, he is the official advisor on Indonesian Tribal Art for the Mingei International Museum in San Diego, California.
Additional Information
Related Domains
- Alor
- Arts
- Asia
- Asian
- Assam
- Bahau
- Bali
- Batak
- Borneo
- Burma
- Central Asia
- Chin
- China
- Dayak
- Flores
- Hainan
- Himalaya
- Himalayan
- India
- Indonesia
- Indonesian
- Irian Jaya
- Java
- Kalimantan
- Lembata
- Leti
- Li
- Lombok
- Luzon
- Malaysia
- Miao
- Mindanao
- Modang
- Moluccas
- Myanmar
- Naga
- Nagaland
- Native And Tribal
- Nepal
- New Guinea
- Nusa Tengara
- Penan
- Philippines
- Punan
- Roti
- Sarawak
- Savu
- Southeast Asia
- Sulawesi
- Sulu
- Sumatra
- Sumba
- Tanimbar
- Thailand
- Tibet
- Timor
- Toraja
- Vietnam
- Visual Arts
- Yunnan
- Native and Tribal