

Project Description
In a whimsical bird’s-eye view, the botanic garden is shown surrounded by waves amid the flourishing Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Artist Statement
As a painter I have been exploring various points of view and the one I keep coming back to is the bird’s eye view. I am fascinated by the Los Angeles landscape, and see this city as a vast wide open dance of trees, buildings, waterways, roads, beaches and mountains. With a view from above, I can show all of this magic in my work and let the viewer explore.
About the Artist
ERIC ERNEST JOHNSON (b. 1968, Los Angeles) is a poet, musician, video director, muralist and artist whose vibrant landscapes and geometric compositions often explore mankind’s relationship with the earth. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute and has collaborated with fashion brands Libertine and NewbarK. Johnson’s work has appeared in a number of publications and has been exhibited in the United States, Korea, Scotland and Switzerland.
Locations: South Coast Botanic Garden
- 7th St/Metro Center Station
- Metro Center Station
- Pico Station
- Grand/LATTC Station
- San Pedro St
- Vernon Station
- Slauson Station
- Florence Station
- Firestone Station
- 103rd St/Watts Towers
- Compton Station
- Artesia Station
- Del Amo Station
- Wardlow Station
- Willow St
- Anaheim St
- Fifth Street Station
- First Street Station
- Downtown Long Beach Station
- Pacific Av
- Washington Station
- Pacific Coast Highway
- Willowbrook/Rosa Parks
- A Line
- LATCC/Ortho Institute Station
- Jefferson/USC Station
- Expo/Vermont Station
- Expo/Western Station
- Expo/Crenshaw Station
- La Cienega/Jefferson Station
- Culver City Station
- Expo/La Brea Station
- Farmdale Station
- Palms Station
- Expo/Sepulveda Station
- Expo/Bundy Station
- 26th St/Bergamot Station
- 17th St/SMC Station
- Expo Park/USC Station
- Westwood/Rancho Park Station
- Downtown Santa Monica Station
- Allen Station
- Chinatown Station
- Del Mar Station
- Fillmore Station
- Heritage Square Station
- Lake Station
- Memorial Park Station
- Sierra Madre Villa Station
- South Pasadena
- Southwest Museum Station
- Highland Park Station
- Indiana Station
- Maravilla Station
- Mariachi Plaza Station
- Pico/Aliso Station
- Azusa Downtown Station
- Gold Line Bridge
- Alignment, Sierra Madre Villa Parking and Bus Facility
- Arcadia Station
- Duarte/City of Hope Station
- Irwindale Station
- Monrovia Station
- Atlantic Station
- East LA/Civic Center Station
- Little Tokyo/Arts District Station
- Lincoln/Cypress Station
- Union Station
- Soto Station
- APU/Citrus College Station
- Norwalk Station
- Lakewood Bl
- Harbor Freeway Station
- Vermont/Athens
- Aviation/LAX Station
- Mariposa Station
- El Segundo Station
- Douglas/Rosecrans Station
- Redondo Beach Station
- Long Beach Bl Station
- Florence/West Station
- Florence/La Brea Station
- Aviation/Century Station
- Avalon Station
- Hawthorne/Lennox
- Crenshaw/Vernon Station
- Crenshaw/MLK Station
- Crenshaw/Expo Station
- Florence/Hindry Station
- Willowbrook/Rosa Parks
- Crenshaw/Slauson Station
- Crenshaw/I-105 Station
- North Hollywood Station
- Van Nuys Station
- Valley College Station
- Woodman Station
- Sepulveda Station
- Woodley Station
- Balboa Station
- Reseda Station
- Tampa Station
- De Soto Station
- Canoga Station
- Alignment Landscaping
- Plaza and Alignment Lead Artist
- Chatsworth Station
- Nordhoff Station
- Roscoe Station
- Sherman Way Station
- Laurel Canyon Station
- Pierce College Station
- 7th St/Metro Center Station
- Metro Center Station
- Pershing Square Station
- Wilshire/Vermont Station
- Vermont/Beverly Station
- Vermont/Santa Monica Station
- Vermont/Sunset Station
- Hollywood/Vine Station
- Hollywood/Highland Station
- North Hollywood Station
- Universal City/Studio City Station
- Civic Center/Grand Park Station
- Hollywood/Western Station
- Union Station
- Westlake/MacArthur Park Station
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- Abramovic, Karl
- Acedo, William
- Adams, Lisa
- Adelman, Suzanne
- Adobe LA,
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- Aldrich, Lynn
- Alejandre, Abel
- Almanza, Eric
- Ambriz, Kristina
- Amescua, Michael
- Anderson, Jonathan
- Andres, Holly
- Antonakos, Stephen
- Appleton, Steve
- Argote, Carmen
- Arion, Katherine
- Askin, Walter
- Aspillera, Diana
- Asselin, Michele
- Atienza, Jazmine
- Baca, Judith F.
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- Barajas, Daniel
- Bell, Bill
- Benavidez, Roberto
- Beniston, Christie
- Bey, April
- Birk, Sandow
- Borofsky, Jonathan
- Botello, Paul
- Brailsford, Robin
- Brandt, Matthew
- Braunstein, Terry
- Brown, Karen Hochman
- Callwood, Dennis Olanzo
- Campbell, Joyce
- Cardenas, Rafael
- Carlson, Cynthia
- Carron, Lindsay
- Chang, Chusien
- Cheng, Carl
- Clarke, Lee
- (CLUI), The Center for Land Use Interpretation
- Cockcroft, Eva
- Comen, Sam
- Cosentino, Manny
- Cranston, Meg
- Davis, Michael
- Davis, Caryl
- Debora , Fabian
- de la Loza, Alejandro
- de la Sota, Raoul
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- Delgado, Roberto
- Delgado, Roberto L.
- De Magalhaes, Nzuji
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- Flick, Robbert
- Flores, Elsa
- Freeman , Charles (Brother Boko)
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- Fu, Colette
- Gale, Gayle
- Galloway, Stephen
- Gamboa Jr., Harry
- Garcia, Willie
- Garcia, Margaret
- Garten, Cliff
- Gaulke, Cheri
- Gil de Montes, Roberto
- Gillespie Pryor, Jane
- Gleaton, Tony
- Glickman, Andrew Z.
- Goin, Peter
- Gonzales-Day, Ken
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- Goodpasture, Lynn
- Gray, Colin
- Gray, Ja'Rie
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- Groh, Paul
- Gruda, Larry
- Guyton , Tyree
- Hanami, Clement
- Heller, Danny
- Hernandez, Bodeck Luna
- Hernandez, Judithe
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- Hsiung, Michael C.
- Hu, Iris Yirei
- Huggins, John
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