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Expanding Space Project
Expanding Space Project
From Inside This Earth
From Inside This Earth
Channeling
Channeling
Crude Resist Prints
Crude Resist Prints
The Forms That Bring Me Here
The Forms That Bring Me Here
Getting There
Getting There
Freeway Prints
Freeway Prints
In/Finite Potential
In/Finite Potential
In/Finite Hut
In/Finite Hut
Video Works
Video Works
Conglomerations
Conglomerations
take me where i'm going
take me where i'm going
Drawings + Paintings
Drawings + Paintings
Where I'm From
Where I'm From

The Forms That Bring Me Here

In these unique cameraless photographs I abstract aspects of my life by putting quotidian items into a photographic enlarger.  Light shines through these objects and onto chromogenic paper, creating an inverted, enlarged version of something many of us use everyday. Johnna Arnold 2018

Form #01
Form #01
Form #10
Form #10
Form #11
Form #11
Form #12
Form #12
Form #13
Form #13
Form #16
Form #16
Form #14
Form #14
Form #6
Form #6
Form #8
Form #8
Form #17
Form #17
Form #15
Form #15
Form #21
Form #21
Form #5
Form #5
Form #9
Form #9
Form #20
Form #20
Form #2
Form #2
Form #4
Form #4
Form #19
Form #19
Form #3
Form #3

In/Finite Potential 2011-2013

Johnna Arnold's In/Finite Potential is a visual inquiry into the relationship between myself and the extensive network of freeways that have helped to shape my life. The work comes from a desire to recognize and appreciate the infrastructure which often goes under recognized, and a belief that this successful customizing of our surroundings has systematically altered our relationship with the land.

Ikea Parking Lot, I-80, Emeryville, CA
Ikea Parking Lot, I-80, Emeryville, CA
Under The Maze, I-80, I-580, I-880, Oakland, CA
Under The Maze, I-80, I-580, I-880, Oakland, CA
America, I-580, Oakland, CA
America, I-580, Oakland, CA
Passenger Train, I-680, Benicia, CA
Passenger Train, I-680, Benicia, CA
Best Buy, I-580, Oakland, CA
Best Buy, I-580, Oakland, CA
For Sale, I-80, Oakland, CA
For Sale, I-80, Oakland, CA
Shelter, Hwy. 101, Albany, CA
Shelter, Hwy. 101, Albany, CA
Writing, Hwy. 24, Oakland, CA
Writing, Hwy. 24, Oakland, CA
Shadow Eye, I-80, San Francisco, CA
Shadow Eye, I-80, San Francisco, CA
Bart Platform and Crosses, Hwy. 24, Lafayette, CA
Bart Platform and Crosses, Hwy. 24, Lafayette, CA
Fake Rock, I-80, Rodeo, CA
Fake Rock, I-80, Rodeo, CA
Cordelia Junction, I-80, CA
Cordelia Junction, I-80, CA
Lay My Head, Hwy. 24, Walnut Creek, CA
Lay My Head, Hwy. 24, Walnut Creek, CA
Arnold Point, I-80, Oakland, CA
Arnold Point, I-80, Oakland, CA
Rainbow Tunnel, Hwy. 101, Sausalito, CA
Rainbow Tunnel, Hwy. 101, Sausalito, CA
By the Home Depot, I-880, Oakland, CA
By the Home Depot, I-880, Oakland, CA
 Aquatic Park, I-80, Berkeley, CA
Aquatic Park, I-80, Berkeley, CA
Refinery, I-80, Hercules, CA
Refinery, I-80, Hercules, CA

In/Finite Hut

Loosely inspired by a Camera Obscura, Johnna Arnold's sculpture, video and sound installation captures and projects an artist's vision of the outside world. Upon entering the hut, the viewer is positioned at the intersecting paths of the natural landscape, urban infrastructure and the artist herself as she traverses a bustling hybrid planet of her own creation.

In/Finite Hut
In/Finite Hut
Inside View of In/Finite Hut
Inside View of In/Finite Hut
In/Finite Hut at ArtMrkt SF
In/Finite Hut at ArtMrkt SF
In/Finite Hut at SF Camerawork
In/Finite Hut at SF Camerawork
In/Finite Hut at Headlands Center for the Arts
In/Finite Hut at Headlands Center for the Arts
In/Finite Planet
Installation of In/Finite Hut at Headlands Center for the Arts

Videos

A selection of video works by Johnna Arnold

In/Finite Planet
Collide
Inside Out
Downtown
Black and White

Conglomerations

Multiple images taken only seconds apart are merged in an attempt to re-create a moment and a place in time.

Over Shellmound, I-80, Oakland, CA
Over Shellmound, I-80, Oakland, CA

14" x 63"
Digital Cibachrome Print

Freeway Vines, I-580, Oakland, CA
Freeway Vines, I-580, Oakland, CA

14" x 67"
Digital Cibachrome Print

Busytown, I-80, Berkeley, CA
Busytown, I-80, Berkeley, CA

14" x 68"
Digital Cibachrome Print

Guard Rail #1, I-580 merges with I-80, Oakland, CA
Guard Rail #1, I-580 merges with I-80, Oakland, CA

14" x 68"
Digital Cibachrome Print

Multiple Passengers, Dumbarton Bridge (I-84), Freemont, CA
Multiple Passengers, Dumbarton Bridge (I-84), Freemont, CA

14" x 68"
Digital Cibachrome Print

Jogger, I-80, Berkeley, CA
Jogger, I-80, Berkeley, CA

14" x 64"
Digital Cibachrome Print

Where I'm From

What seems important is to remain aware, not only of where we are going, but of the details along the way.

Bay Bridge/I-80, San Francisco, CA
Bay Bridge/I-80, San Francisco, CA
Overpass, I-580 Over I-880, Albany, CA
Overpass, I-580 Over I-880, Albany, CA
Trucks, I-880 N., Berkeley, CA
Trucks, I-880 N., Berkeley, CA
Palm Trees, I-880, San Jose, CA
Palm Trees, I-880, San Jose, CA
Houses and Trees, Hwy. 101, San Jose, CA
Houses and Trees, Hwy. 101, San Jose, CA
Golden Gate / Hwy. 101, San Francisco, CA
Golden Gate / Hwy. 101, San Francisco, CA
Freeway Wall, I-880 N., Oakland, CA
Freeway Wall, I-880 N., Oakland, CA
Hardenbergia, I-80, Berkeley, CA
Hardenbergia, I-80, Berkeley, CA
Houses, I-580, Oakland, CA
Houses, I-580, Oakland, CA
Freeway Wall, I-880 Onramp, Oakland, CA
Freeway Wall, I-880 Onramp, Oakland, CA
I-80 over I-580, Oakland, CA
I-80 over I-580, Oakland, CA
Apartment Buildings, Metro-North Line Entering NYC
Apartment Buildings, Metro-North Line Entering NYC

take me where i'm going

An investigation into the points in-between ones destination.

Power Sub-Station, Central Basin, San Francisco
Power Sub-Station, Central Basin, San Francisco
Semi-Truck, I-880
Semi-Truck, I-880
Altamont Pass, I-580, Tracy, CA
Altamont Pass, I-580, Tracy, CA
Elliot Bay, Seattle-Bremerton Ferry
Elliot Bay, Seattle-Bremerton Ferry
Monterey Pines, Pt. Reyes, CA
Monterey Pines, Pt. Reyes, CA
Fortuna, Hwy. 101, CA
Fortuna, Hwy. 101, CA

Intersections

Drawings and Paintings by Johnna Arnold

Hwy. 238 and I-80, San Leandro, CA
Hwy. 238 and I-80, San Leandro, CA

Sumi Ink on Vellum, 14" x 14"  2011

Hwy. 238 and I-580, Castro Valley, CA
Hwy. 238 and I-580, Castro Valley, CA

Sumi Ink on Vellum, 14" x 14" 2011

I-380 and Hwy. 101,  San Bruno, CA
I-380 and Hwy. 101, San Bruno, CA

Sumi Ink on Vellum, 18" x 24"  2009

I-280 and Hwy. 101, San Jose, CA
I-280 and Hwy. 101, San Jose, CA

Sumi Ink on Vellum, 18" x 24"  2009

Hwy. 4 + I-80, Hercules, CA
Hwy. 4 + I-80, Hercules, CA
I-680 and I-580, Dublin, CA
I-680 and I-580, Dublin, CA

Sumi Ink on Vellum, 18" x 24"  2009

I-80, I-880 and I-580
I-80, I-880 and I-580

Ink on Painted Sheetrock, 3' x 2' 2005

Where I've Been (May 6-May 18)
Where I've Been (May 6-May 18)

Ink on Sheetrock, 4' x 6' 2005

Memories of Love
Memories of Love

Ink on Vellum, 16" x 24" 2005

Shipping Containers, West Oakland
Shipping Containers, West Oakland

Acrylic on Paper, 6" x 9" 2007

Resist Prints

JA_TexasCrudeResist.jpg
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JA_FITE-OilPrint_001.jpg
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JA_FITE-OilPrint_003.jpg
JA_FITE-OilPrint_004.jpg
JA_FITE-OilPrint_005.jpg
JA_FITE-OilPrint_006.jpg
JA_FITE-OilPrint_007.jpg
JA_FITE-OilPrint_008.jpg
JA_FITE-OilPrint_009.jpg
JA_FITE-OilPrint_010.jpg
JA_FITE-OilPrint_011.jpg
JArnold_FITE_crude_01.jpg
JArnold_FITE_Tcrude_12.jpg
texasCrude3-toUSF.jpg

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