By Lachin Hatemi
M.D.
A successful artist and lawyer, LeRoi C. Johnson recently
debuted his art exhibition, “Electric Primitive,” in Buffalo, New York. LeRoi
is a self-trained symbolist artist who can boast several international
exhibitions, with his last one in Toronto. His artworks also have been
exhibited in the United States, Africa, South America and Europe during the
last decade.
LeRoi’s art includes symbolism that originates from his own
life experiences and dreams. His work closely resembles African and South
American themes with a touch of modernism. Some of his paintings have political
undertones with references to war, President Obama, and religion. Others focus
on love, unity and beauty. A major theme is "Colored People ". LeRoi
states that we are all colored people whether white, black, brown or yellow.
Varied representational portraits of Obama can be seen in some of the artwork
expressing contemporary political commentary along with African symbols of
fertility.
