Burning Mountain 2 by George Johanson
- Title: Burning Mountain 2
- Artist: George Johanson
- Medium: Acrylic on canvas
- Size: 48"h x 39.5"w
- Creation date: 1983
- Added to collection: 2004
- Donor: Purchased by Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, Rock Creek Campus
- Campus: Rock Creek
- Location: B9/1 East entrance
The title of refers to the eruption of Mt. St. Helen's in 1980, juxtaposed with the Vista Bridge, visible from Johanson's house. Â The dizzying overlapping of planes (including an open book on Picasso) with cats both inside and outside on the deck creates a dynamic pictorial space that is both terrifying and playful. Â The painting was begun on a red toned canvas (a technique Johanson borrowed from his teacher and colleague Jack McLarty) which unifies the color and creates the sense of fire and hot ash. Â Johanson used the eruption of Mt. St. Helens a recurrent image in his paintings from this period.