Joshua Andree

In his second solo exhibition with Despard Gallery, Andree presents a new suite of his ethereal paintings, continuing his evolving study of light and atmospheric systems that define how we see the landscape.

Central to Andree’s inspiration is the changing temperament of the Tasmanian landscape, including a focus on the hazy threshold where the sky, land and water converge.  Through a low-key palette, expansive gradients and glassy reflections, Andree conveys the landscape in state of silent transition, the unfolding weather and waning light drawing the viewer into moments of quietude.

Carefully composed, each work incorporates both real and imagined spaces, the distant mountains sitting in absolute visual harmony with the expanse of the sky.  In doing so, Andree manages to convey a range of visual dichotomies simultaneously, including capturing both the weight and softness of the Tasmanian landscape, as well as its sense of permanence, caught in perpetual transition.