"inescapably creepy."
— Chris Priestman, Kill Screen
Corey Johnson is an award-winning art director/designer, Youtuber, and glitch artist working out of Fayetteville, Arkansas. His glitch work draws from influences like Rob Sheridan, Nam June Paik, and Stan Brakhage.
He has collaborated extensively with recording artist Zola Jesus for visuals for her latest album Okovi (Sacred Bones Records) as well as videos for her most recent live tour.
Corey has also worked with recording artists like Five Seconds of Summer, Juanes and Clem Snide.
His work has been featured by Kill Screen and Everything is Terrible, and his tumblr blog features imagery that has been described as "depraved, resembling hell’s endless torture of its sinners" and "inescapably creepy" (Chris Priestman, Kill Screen).
Corey's use of limited tools (no fancy mixer setups, and most of his equipment is either hand-built or purchased from thrift stores) and techniques to craft glitch work provides a narrow but deep meditation on nostalgia, nightmares, and the relationship of humanity and technology.
Corey also runs the YouTube channel Too Many Tapes, which channels his love of VHS into a deep dive of nightmare puppets, bad Christian kids shows, and forgotten direct-to-video films.
Corey Johnson
is Art of the Glitch
