Kayak (Pilot Issue#0)

A beautiful full colour art book by Andy Johnston, Kayak is reminiscent of John Porcellino's haiku style stories.

Using a leaf motif, the prose takes the reader on a breeze-blown journey through the artist’s state of mind. Yearning, searching for meaning, loss and the impermanence of human experience against the renewal of nature seem to be the themes of Johnson’s work and he relates these concerns stylishly and with real warmth behind his work. Consequently the book is a real pleasure to pick up and re-read. The book’s main flaw is lapse into vagueness but this is early work by the artist. If Johnson’s able to merge his stylistic eloquence with more confident storytelling we could really have something special in our midst.
Intriguing and definitely promising.

contact:
Andy Johnston
Flat 8, 4 Meadow Rd,
Harborne, Birmingham, B17 8BU

email:andyowenjohnston@yahoo.co.uk