JOEL ARTHUR & DIONISIA SALAS

Between Things

12 - 21 May 2023, CCAS Manuka

Between things is a continuous dialogue between artists Joel Arthur and Dionisia Salas about painting. Their exchanges, spoken and unspoken, reveal their shared passion for colour, the way shapes and images blend together in transparent layers or thick, waxy strokes, and the lively interplay of complementary colours vying for prominence. Their descriptions sometimes dip in and out of focus - at its furthest, their conversation zooms out to encompass built structures, landscapes, and a visceral wrestling with something intangible and indescribable, yet undeniably linked to the practice of painting.

Image: Joel Arthur Wood for the trees 2023, oil on linen, 81 x 71cm, photo by Brenton McGeachie