joshua miels - artist
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Visual ArtistTRANSCRIPT
born.
2nd September, 1982, Adelaide, South Australia
education.
bachelor of visual communications 2001 - 2003
oil.
Joshua Miels is a contemporary artist who looks to capture thevulnerability and emotions of people that they try to hind 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 start off with a subject, but with a large amount of experimenta-tion, each and every piece of art takes its own journey and even Joshua is unaware on how it will finish. The Artworks are created to challenge the viewers and for them to draw upon there own emotions and personal experiences. How each piece isinterpreted differs from person to person, there is no right or wrong way to interprets these artworks.
digital.
Joshua Miels digital artworks features complex and colorfulcompositions that are created from layer upon layer of a variety of media. Not limiting himself to one form of artistic creation, Miels prefers to combine classic painting styles, felt tip pen lineillustrations, and uses modern digital technology to form these fantastic pieces bursting with energy.
exhibitions.
2012 Tooth & Nail Gallery, South Australia2012 Espionage Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia2011 Ap Bond Galley, Magill, South Australia2011 Cibo Galleria Exhibition “runner up people choice”2001 Beach Street Gallery SALA2000 SABSA Year 12 group exhibition
published works.
- semi permanent- semi permanent- semi permanent- six years later magazine
interviews.
- pelime 2011- empty kingdom 2012- studio home 2012
fight back1300mm x 1000mmoil on canvas
silent anger1300mm x 1000mmoil on canvas
caught1100mm x 800mmoil on canvas
cut snake1200mm x 900mmoil on board
done dirt cheap1100mm x 800mmoil on canvas
hearts a mess1300mm x 1000mmoil on canvas
tobias1200mm x 900mmoil on board
out for six1100mm x 900mmoil on canvas
16 Elder Terrace, Glengowrie
South Australia, 5044
0413 316 516
www.joshuamiels.com.au