The 3 Foundation: independent art duo looking for a publisher
A long time ago, all that existed, was the number 3
The number 3 is mystical, magical, fragile and a spiritual number written in to many folktales and fairystories (three wishes, three little pigs, three bears, three billy goats gruff.
Formation of the 3 foundation
The Johnson-Calver creative flow crossed beams in 1990 and quantum dynamics began. Using VHS tape, the duo filmed a collection of all things 3 in poetic form, street furniture, signage, urban collateral around the blackcountry in England. The resultant strapline ‘3 is stable’ came into their daily lexicon.
Johnson’s passion for pylons, triangles, typographic 3s in the urban environment, brutalism, form and structuralism became evident.
Calvers passion for underlying mythologies, distant galaxies, nearfield dust particles emitting stored light fragments engaged the Johnson-Calver creative engine.
Meet the Team of 2.
Paul Calver
Founder, chef, zen artist, writer, photographer,
R G Johnson
Founder, chef, writer, artist, musician, word sculptures, thinker
RJ
“The 3 foundation is an art biased duo taking time to consider and make art. Music, books, photography, fonts, poems, new words.”
PC