"STRIATED TABLE"
Joel Barber’s paintings reveal various visual motifs. Themes often develop during the painting process, many of them improvised, and continue to evolve into more complex conceptual ideas. Joel’s work may pair mechanical techniques and graphic design style with painterly texture, and natural material such as woodgrain.
The influence of pop culture, graffiti art, and graphic design affect Joel’s interpretations of traditional landscape and figure.
Visually, he dwells in the area where there is an oscillation between the paint on the surface and the image contained within.