We Swim in the Same Waters

Charlie Johnston aka C5 grew up in Manitoba’s Interlake and calls Winnipeg home. To him, the open skies of the prairies are the penultimate canvas; never a misplaced stroke, perpetual poetry. Perhaps it was the sheer scale of this inspirational canvas that called him to mural work, perhaps it was his time as a sign painter that permanently altered his sense of scale. He does know that he's always seen both sides of every story, the perennial middleman. He believes that it is this character trait that allowed him to simultaneously develop multiple skills and styles in painting, sculpture, mixed media and digital technology. It is this same trait that has allowed him to work collaboratively on public art projects and develop his art into an independent business practice. He is an artistic corporation. A weapon of mass creation. Consciousness is the true canvas. Creativity is the greatest superpower.