They Feed the Earth 2013

Joshua Flint made "They Feed the Earth" as a kind of dreamy vision, and it feels like it happened in a studio, you know, with oil on canvas, building up atmosphere. The palette's all hushed tones, greys and browns, soft edges. Up top, we have these enormous dancing figures, kinda ghostly, floating above the city which is rendered in more detail. I love how Flint contrasts the ethereal figures with the very solid, blocky architecture. Especially that rooftop right in front, with its pipes and stuff, painted so carefully. It’s like two different worlds crashing into each other. It makes you think about memory, about time, about the layers of history. You could see a kinship here with someone like Odd Nerdrum, that same sense of timelessness, even weirdness. Anyway, painting's all about keeping the conversation going.