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It is difficult to speak the truth about artist Johnny Ace. He has cultivated a mysterious persona with the same ironic humor and jumbled timeline found in his artwork. Perhaps the Reverend Ace would prefer we use the terms “art” & “work” with quotation marks, contending that his creations are actually neither. A little secret truth is that the Reverend Johnny Ace is the alter-ego of a man who is both a student and a teacher of American pop culture. If a Ph.D. in American Intellectual History is proof, then heck, he is a bona fide expert. In his painted collages that he simply calls “boards,” American cultural icons mingle with one another and with ordinary people in total disregard to conventional time or space. Behind the often hilarious social commentary of each piece, there is at least a tiny bit of historical fact drawn from the artist’s mental encyclopedia. The truth is that Johnny Ace really does know all those people and characters, even if they did not really know him. So when you read the bio of Johnny Ace written by Professor Hammons, do so the same way you look at his boards - with a skeptical smile.
Read the bio by Dr. Hammons here: 
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The Rev. Johnny Ace
St. Simon's Island, GA
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BEACH PARTY
17" x 17"
$275
GOODBYE HELLO
28" x 16.5"
$300
The Artist Writes:
"The Rich Inner Life of Professor Einstein"
"Sometimes Dr. Einstein daydreams that he is Ike Turner and Tina was his wife. He would never treat her badly. He wouldn't hit or burn her with cigarettes like Ike did. He would live her real good! And, he would have girl back up singers"
EINSTEIN
16.5" x 16.25"
SOLD
MARLENE
15" x 14.5"
$225
SINATRA
15.75" x 15.75"
$250
The Artist Writes:
"It may be three o'clock in the morning, but Frank still has plans."
The Artist Writes:
"The Winning of the West, #6"
"Buffalo Bill directs our attention to Annie Oakley who, shooting over her shoulder with the aid of a mirror, is about to kill the last of the Mohicans. Slim, the cowboy, watches disinterestedly."
ANNIE OAKLEY
15.25" x 15.75"
$250
The Artist Writes:
"Everyday Scenes In Pop Culture Paradise #27"
"Pablo and his models love to party with Elvis"
ELVIS AND PICASSO
15.5" x 16.25"
SOLD
THE BEATLES
11.75" x 9"
$200
The Artist Writes:
"It's hard to be a saint in the city"
SAINT SPRINGSTEEN
15.5" x 15"
$250
The Artist Writes:
"Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees"
BILLIE HOLIDAY
15.75" x 15.75"
$250
Hey kids! The irreverent Reverend Johnnie Ace is back with his twisted take on Pop Culture!
At least half the fun is in the script along the frames of many of the masterpieces.
To help you read these nuggets of wisdom, we have reprinted the artist's text in the little white boxes.
The pieces shown here are all constructed of paper collage, acrylic paint, and puffy paint on wood, except where noted. (Two are on canvas, the artist's new thing.)
Click on any image for a closer look.
ON CANVAS
COWBOY AND INDIAN
20" x 16"
acrylic and collage on canvas
$250
GRATEFUL DEAD
16" x 20"
acrylic and collage on canvas
$250
