Statement

 

     

My artwork is an investigation of everyday life in an urban, post -
industrial environment. My uses of social and political issues are fused with images of seduction and desire, popular culture and ephemera, and the absurd, which becomes distorted through my own personal interpretation. From this, I reflect and create.

 

     

Often, I explore abstract, experimental handling of paint
materials, which influence the informed possibilities of my more representational works. The surface and texture of my painting can obscure the form and space relationship; dissolving details, and implying a sense of movement. It is through my relationship with, and explorations of, my world and painting, I am, at my best, trying to express the inexpressible, and striving for a triumph of the human spirit.

 

     

 

     
Joseph currently works and lives in the Flat Iron Arts Building, and is available for studio visits by appointment