Joseph Justus

Born in 1982.

American artist lives and works in los
angeles

Studied architecture at university of california at
berkeley and columbia university.

Paintings reimagine the physical and
conceptual landscapes that make up the city.  Drawing inspiration from the
urban fabric and the human body, current works experiment with surfaces that
act as lenses or x-rays steadily moving in and out of plane. 

In my current work, timing is so important. I can be
an impatient artist and tend to be drawn to processes which have some
calculation with instant results.  There needs to be some kind of
adrenaline in the painting.  It's not just a visual, but also a physical process
for me. The constraint of speed and risk is critical. I measure the value of my
work in this wager.

Grid, raw, slick, decaying, reinvent, ocean, palm,
systems, code, markets, speed