Simen Johan was born Simen Johan (b. ; Norway) originally drew attention in the early s by merging digital manipulation with traditional darkroom techniques. Since then, he has developed a hybrid form of image-making, integrating candidly photographed animals and landscapes with modest studio and location setups.
Simen Johan - In his photographs, Simen Johan (born ) is a contemporary artist, photographer and sculptor, living in New York City. Simen Johan was born in Kirkenes, in the extreme north of Norway and is of Sámi descent. He moved to Höllviken, Sweden in
Simen Johan-an award-winning, internationally exhibiting Scandinavian photographer Simen Johan, known for his flawless digital composite images, has been likened to a film director in the past. So it is fitting that the artist, represented by Yossi Milo Gallery in New York, dreamt of making movies when he was growing up.
William Eggleston's highly saturated, vivid Known for his distinctive blend of imagination and nature, Simen Johan's artistry in photography spans dimensions of the world unseen. Johan's images, shaped meticulously through a convergence of multiple photographs and digital manipulation, convey an absorbing yet unsettling view of the natural world.
Uncle Joe Cannon: The Story Since the early s, Simen Johan has established himself as a pioneer in digital photographic retouching. He was one of the first artists of his generation to exploit technical possibilities in the field of fine art photography. He has worked in all genres, from portraiture to landscape photography, constantly working on transforming his images.
Born 1958 in Náchod The expressive limits of photography were breached decisively with the invention of Photoshop, and one of the first and best artists invading the new territory was Simen Johan. Norwegian born, Johan used the tools to express dark fantasies about childhood and, more recently, to construct symbolic narratives about the natural.
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Simen Johan. Untitled #, from Until the Kingdom Comes, Sale Date: August 22, Auction Closed. 
Explore our curated collection Simen Johan—an award-winning, internationally exhibiting artist, and a pioneer in digital image-making is publishing his third monograph. Representing 15 years of the artist’s career, and gathered here for the very first time in this deluxe volume, are his celebrated uncanny animal portraits, otherworldly landscapes, and psychologically-charged narrative natural scenes.