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8th Ring Studio​

[ Formally: A Soft Apocalypse ]

Howard B. Johnson Jr.

​Artwork

​​​​​Updated: 02-04-26

New Trans-Human and small B&W Series

​under New Work 2018- Till ​

  Raw Vision: international Publication on Outsider, Folk and Esoteriic Art #109. Watch for this issue  i have been interviewed with a group of others about our experiences with UFOs, extraterrestrials, out worldly encounters and how they influenced our concepts in art. Also included my relationship with friend visionary artist Paul laffoley [1935- 2015] Michael Bonesteel Author. www.rawvision.com 

​Dante's Inferno: Geryon leading Virgil to The 8th Ring of Hell by Gustave Dore'

Works from most recent Projects posted under New Work 2018 - Till ?

5000 Man [Inverted ]2025: 20"x24"1.5":  The Future Upside down. Matricks: Transhuman Series, Mediums: Ancient Computer Punch Cards, Dot Matrix paper to give the effect of a printed Universe, Pastel Paper, various Technical Text, Biological, Algorithm script, hard stick medium, ink, Neo-Color Crayons mounted on acrylic sealed on Ampersand Staged Board

Counter Reset: 10-03-16

​​New untitled Personal Fantasy Piece from Small "Sometimes I like to do Goofy Figuratives With Still Life In Them" Series 12"x12"x .05" 2024-Till .Under new work 2018- Till. Graphite, ink, Prismacolor and Neo-Color Crayons  on Pastel Paper and mounted on board sealed  sealed with Acrylic gel

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​Sator Moon  2026: 18"x24".75" 
Homage to the enigmatic Sator Square: A Palindrome first discovered in Pompeii A.D. 62. In world relgions and history there have been many interpretations and studies done but have failed to reach a consensus on it's true meaning or origin 
​​Pastel Paper, hard stick medium, ink, Neo-Color Crayons mounted on Ampersand Staged Board , acrylic sealed