Joe Blundell

Topography of destruction, 2026

155 × 155 cm oil and sand on linen

For Sale

AUD 13000

When most people think of deforestation, they usually associate it with Brazilian rainforests of the Amazon Basin, but extraordinarily, Australia is now the only developed nation designated a global hotspot for deforestation. Made using videos of deforestation in various parts of Australia and visiting deforested sites, this painting is part of a series I’ve been working on for the past 12 months. I’m seeking to illuminate what forest destruction feels like after the bulldozers have left the scene and all is quiet. It’s an eerie experience. 

Artist Bio
Joe Blundell is a painter with a studio practice on Wurundjeri land, Naarm/Melbourne. His work looks at the relationship between nature and mankind, be that a relationship in harmony or dischord. A persistent series of paintings has looked at the urban co existence of trees and buildings and a more recent series has been exploring the current deforestation in Australia. Using paint in a representational way he seeks to examine the visual experience of that relationship in the small details of its form whilst deriving substantial inspiration from the medium of the paint itself.

 

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Delivery cost is extra. The buyer is responsible for arranging pick up of the painting at the end of the exhibition Tuesday Oct 27, 9am - 3pm