JOSHUA GRIFFIT

JOSHUA GRIFFIT

Joshua Griffit is a unique voice in the Israeli Art Scene.
Since graduating from the Art Academy in Florence Griffit presents a fascinating journey through his art, from etchings to realistic paintings, combining abstract textures with realistic images. Griffit’s works have been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world such as Art Basel, the International Biennial of Graphic Art in Italy, Yugoslavia, Germany, Austria and Norway, as well as solo exhibitions in Israel such as the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, the Tefen Open Museum, HerzeliaMuseum, and the Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art.

 

 

I am a collector of images from any source possible: history of art, advertisements, movies, childhood memories, nostalgia, etc.
My paintings are created as a collage, expropriating natural environment and connecting the image to something more. The painting looks like a stage: some lit, some focused, some in darkness and partly implicit.
I have made many voyages in my life time – internal and external, a voyage behind the scene, second hand longings, being second generation to the Holocaust.
I feel that painting, at its best, is parallel to poetry: sometimes lean and precise, sometimes hearty and vague.
I am merely the poet through my brush. The curiosity to see the end project emerge, is what drives me on another unknown voyage.
The first stain on the canvas and the outcome is what inspires me to return to the studio for another day of poetry in color.”

Easterners Sail West , Acrylic on canvas, 111×151 cm