JOSHUA BONSON - SKIN - MOVING THROUGH MONOCHROME
JOSHUA BONSON
SKIN - MOVING THROUGH MONOCHROME, 2025
122 x 122 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas
REGION
Torres Strait Islands/Darwin, NT
PROVENANCE
Direct from the artist, Cairns, Qld
Art Leven [formerly Cooee Art], Gadigal (Sydney, NSW)
STORY
‘SKIN- Moving through Monochrome showcases my totem The Saltwater Crocodile and the land that we are from; The Northern Territory, The Torres Strait and Far North Queensland. An emotional and meaningful work teaming with texture, exuberant detail while touching on themes of identity, belonging, enduring associations to place and connection to cultural roots.’ The Saltwater Crocodiles scaly cover; up close and personal in such close proximity that the viewer can see the individual scales of the skin texturally rendered for close scrutiny. The armoured skin is cleverly shown by building up the serrations of paint, creating an element of flow, scaled perfection applied layer by layer with brushes, pallet knives and bare hands generously floating on watery
surfaces. ‘I want the viewer to feel the presence of the reptile, run their hands across its skin’.
EXHIBITED
SKIN - Moving through Monochrome, August 2025, Art Leven [formerly Cooee Art]
ARTIST PROFILE
