Ceramic on Canvas (2020)Oil painting by Joshua Daniels

This painting focuses mostly on my recent explorations in ceramic. Exploring the time I took out from the act of painting to develop my new sculptural work, it was the first canvas I produced after moving back into working with paint again. I decided to depict some of my favourite ceramic pieces, almost ritualistically, to bring the 3D explorations back into the painted surface. It ended up being a bridge back into painting from ceramics.

This work has been overlaid on top of an existing image, the original piece on this canvas was left forgotten for years, a half-formed idea based on an Yves Klein-style body print transfer. Outlines from the previous work have influenced the final composition and are still visible, like a ghost. Originally, I found solace in my sculptural work when I was lacking ideas for paintings, now each is inspiring the other, just as old works inspire and inform new ones.

Materials used:

oil

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 90 x 118 x 3cm (unframed) / 90 x 118cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the back
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: Abstract and non-figurative

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