Shorelines 2016

Joshua Flint painted ‘Shorelines’ at an unknown date with an oil-based medium. Flint's painting reads like a half-remembered dream, layered with figures and motifs that feel both familiar and strangely out of reach. He builds up the painting’s surface with washes of thin, translucent color. See how the figures almost dissolve into the background, creating a sense of depth and distance. The surface of the painting seems to absorb light rather than reflect it. Check out the way the reflections in the water are rendered. Flint uses delicate brushstrokes to suggest movement and fluidity. Looking at this painting, I’m reminded of Neo Rauch’s surreal, unsettling imagery. It's this embrace of ambiguity, this willingness to let the painting exist in a space between clarity and obscurity, that makes Flint’s work so compelling. It's an invitation to look closer, to linger, and to embrace the unknown.