SOCIAL DISCONNECT - OCT 2015
SOCIAL DISCONNECT - OCT 2015
Social Disconnect We live in a society that has become more and more connected, the more ways we have to connect the less we seem connected to it. The line between virtual and reality has become so blurred that we are losing the ability to interact face to face.This inability to connect within society has spawned a range of mental health and societal issues. This exhibition is the exploration of the disconnection within society and within our own identity.
Joshua Miels Is a contemporary artist who looks to capture the vulnerability and emotions of people that they try to hide from others. Spending countless hours adding layer upon layer of paint, Joshua produces artworks that are not only striking but deep and powerful. Painted with predominantly oil paint, each piece starts off with a subject, but with a large amount of experimentation, each and every piece of art takes its own journey. The artworks challenge the viewers to draw upon their own emotions and personal experiences. How each piece is interpreted differs from person to person, there is no right or wrong way to interpret these artworks.
Exhibitions
Awards
2015 Hill Smith Gallery - Adelaide, SA
2015 Black Swan Prize for Portraiture (finalist)
2015 Metro Gallery, - Armadale, Vic
2015 Lethbridge Small Scale Art Prize (finalist) 2015 Anzac Art Prize (finalist)
2014 Metro Gallery - Armadale, Vic 2014 BMG Art Gallery - Adelaide, SA
2014 Doug Moran Prize for Portraiture (semi Finalist) 2014 Kennedy Art Prize (finalist)
2012 Greenhill Gallery - North Adelaide, SA
2014 Percival Prize for Portraiture (finalist)
2012 AP Bond Gallery - Magill, SA
2014 Emma Hack Art Prize (finalist)
2012 Espionage Gallery - Adelaide, SA
2013 Doug Moran Prize for Portraiture (semi Finalist) 2013 Black Swan Prize for Portraiture (finalist)
2011 AP Bond Gallery - Magill, SA 2013 Cliftons Art Prize (finalist) 2011 Tooth and Nail Gallery - Adelaide, SA
2012 Black Swan Prize for Portraiture (finalist)
Dissociative 1600mm x 1300mm oil on canvas
The Don 1600mm x 1300mm oil on canvas
Breathe 1500mm x 1500mm oil on canvas
Social Disconnect 1100mm x 1100mm oil on canvas
Freshly Cut 1200mm x 900mm oil on board
For I was blind 1600mm x 1300mm oil on canvas
Isolation 1 550mm x 550mm oil on canvas
Isolation 2 600mm x 400mm oil on board
What’s on the box 610mm x 610mm oil on canvas
Stop 1 900mm x 600mm oil on board
Cut to the bone 900mm x 900mm oil on canvas
Reformat 1200mm x 900mm oil on board
Fractured 1500mm x 1000mm oil on canvas
Fractured 2 1500mm x 1500mm oil on canvas
The Dean 1200mm x 900mm oil on board
Into the shadows 900mm x 600mm oil on board
Scattered 1200mm x 900mm oil on board
The Calm 900mm x 400mm oil on board
For enquires and to register your interest please contact: Hill Smith Gallery 113 Pirie Street, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 5000 +61 8 8223 6558 hsg@hillsmithgallery.com.au www.hillsmithgallery.com.au