Michael Johnson – Psychedelic Woman, 20th century 3D construction with oil, 96.5cm x 61cm x 20cm. Note: Michael Johnson was born in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, and studied at York College of Art. After working in various studios in Leeds and London, he went freelance in 1960 and since then has worked on books, magazines and advertising for German, French, Swedish and American companies as well as designing cars, gliders and bicycles. In recent years there have been several solo and group exhibitions of his work in London, Paris, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Hamburg. A large exhibition was held in Marseille in 2013 (when Marseille became the capital of European culture) as well as various other expos in the consulate of Tunisia in Marseille. Among his books are 'Angela's Rainbow' (1983), 'Fantastic Paper Gliders' (1987) and 'Berengaria' (1995).