The Well 2019

Joshua Flint made 'The Well' without specifying when or with what, but I would guess paint. Look at how the thick surface and the clotted textures create a world that feels both real and dreamlike. It’s like memory, how things emerge and recede. The way Flint handles paint here is pretty cool. He’s not trying to hide the process; it’s all right there on the surface, thick in some places, thinned and drippy in others. There’s a tension between the illusion of depth and the flat reality of the paint. I love the little figures in the foreground. Are they walking into the painting or out of it? It's ambiguous. This reminds me a little of early Gerhard Richter, the way he blurred the lines between representation and abstraction. Ultimately, it’s about seeing how images can hold multiple meanings.