JOSHUA BONSON - OCEAN TIDES

 JOSHUA BONSON
OCEAN TIDES,  2021
119 x 159 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas
 
PROVENANCE
Darwin,NT
Direct from the artist, Darwin, NTCooee Art, NSW 
 
STORY
This exhibition is a body of works that have been lovingly created over the past 12 months, a reflection of myself, my feelings, my family, and aspects of the place they were made. I created works to connect and to open windows into other peopleā€™s thoughts and to have them tell me what they see and feel. An opportunity for the audience to use their imagination to find something in my work that makes them think, feel, experience, and maybe share that with someone else. I want my artworks to generate stories that people connect over or around; I love hearing what people see in my paintings. Each work is a unique, with its own personality. They are all a part of me, enabling me to express myself, tell a story, start a conversation.The completed works are both contemporary abstractions in appearance but also embody indigenous traditions and meanings that stretch back over time. In our culture, there is a connection between people and families; kinship that canā€™t be described or translated in English. I capture those ties in my works, with my markings and the strokes of the brush. My heritage guides the stories captured. Textured streaks of acrylic create an element of flow, scaled perfection, they tell a personal story ā€¦. a portrayal of uniqueness, solidarity, and an acknowledgement of bloodlines.
 
EXHIBITED
Joshua Bonson - To Connect, October 2021, Cooee Art Redfern