Joseph Goody

Just as the words of a poem shift their meaning through internal proximity and context, the roles of the artist's forms evolve through the rhythmic relationships within each composition. It is this similarity to the written word and the inherent inability of a painting to tell a definitive truth that has driven Joseph’s recent work.

Seeking to demonstrate this conflict, his paintings invite the viewer to engage with forms that are clearly defined, alongside those that are suggested or obscured. By establishing regularity and repetition, against decisions informed by the layering process, these opposing concepts are permitted to collide and harmonise.

The lines, shape and colour in Joseph’s work are simultaneously ever-moving and static, reinforcing and undermining each other in compositions that oscillate between balance and collapse. The delicate tension of obscuring and revealing within the work reflects the ongoing negotiation between autonomy and influence, reality and interpretation.

Joseph graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London, in 2011 and won the Neville Burston Award for Painting. He continued his studies at the Royal Drawing School where he won The Patrons Club Prize in 2012. Cavaliero Finn has shown Joseph's work on a regular basis since 2015.  In 2023, Joseph had three large paintings included in a group show at Marlborough Gallery, London.