Peter Joseph

Peter Joseph Cv

Known for his two-colour, tonal canvases of precise, carefully considered hues, Peter Joseph's work historically exists within self-imposed, specific structures and parameters - the effect being one of unlimited freedom confined within the parameters of a framed construct. Within Joseph's new paintings there is a now a shift into compositional improvisation, creating a new sense of freedom that exists outside of the geometry or 'architecture' of his earlier work. Not only does Peter Joseph not consider himself a minimalist artist, he sites early Venetian and Florentine painting as influences and subscribes to a methodology usually associated with that of Renaissance painters. Regarding himself as a classicist, he intends that his paintings, which should be seen as they were painted, in natural light, be 'absorbed' rather than viewed or analysed.

Intrinsically 'experiential' they emphasise a time-based sensibility and through the tonality of his colours evoke a sense of melody and rhythmic harmony. An intuitive painter, Joseph has few contemporary affinities, among them are Rothko and Barnet Newman, whom he uniquely credits with evoking an emotional space within their work. As Joseph himself observed, "A painting must generate feeling otherwise it is dead…The aspiration is to find that moment when feeling is not just emotional expression, but is transformed into a value".

Peter Joseph lives and works in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
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Peter Joseph Public Exhibitions

Doppelte Rotation - Doppelte Rotation
Works from the Lafrenz Collection

Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen, Bremen
Until 10 September
ANeues Museum Weserburg Bremen

Peter Joseph Catalogues and Editions

Peter Joseph Images

<i>Light Brown and Bright Green, </i>2007
Acrylic on cotton duck
55 x 47.6 cm
Light Brown and Bright Green, 2007 Acrylic on cotton duck 55 x 47.6 cm
<i>Umber with Crimson,</i> 2007
Acrylic on cotton duck
117 x 96.5 cm
Umber with Crimson, 2007 Acrylic on cotton duck 117 x 96.5 cm
<i>Blue and Brown, </i>2006
Acrylic on cotton duck
51 x 46 cm
Blue and Brown, 2006 Acrylic on cotton duck 51 x 46 cm
<i>Ochre over Red,</i> 2006 
Acrylic on cotton duck
169 x 129.5 cm
Ochre over Red, 2006 Acrylic on cotton duck 169 x 129.5 cm
<i>Blue and Sand,</i>2006
Acrylic on cotton duck
53.3 x 41.3 cm
Blue and Sand,2006 Acrylic on cotton duck 53.3 x 41.3 cm
<i>Light Green with Dark Red Rust,</i> 2006
Acrylic on cotton duck
150.8 x 165.9 cm
Light Green with Dark Red Rust, 2006 Acrylic on cotton duck 150.8 x 165.9 cm
<i>Light Green with Dull Violet Red, </i>2006
Acrylic on cotton duck
150.8 x 165.9 cm
Light Green with Dull Violet Red, 2006 Acrylic on cotton duck 150.8 x 165.9 cm
<i>Light Violet with Dusty Blue, </i>2006
Acrylic on cotton duck
150.8 x 165.9 cm
Light Violet with Dusty Blue, 2006 Acrylic on cotton duck 150.8 x 165.9 cm

Peter Joseph Contact

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