Artwork by Joshua van Gestel
Desert Colours
(On the journey's path #5) 2005 Oil and acrylic on canvas 76cm x 61cm Work available - enquire with the artist
(Reconciliation #2) 2005 Oil on canvas 61cm x 45cm Work available - enquire with the artist
(Reconciliation #3) 2005 Oil on canvas 45cm x 61cm Sold
(Enlightenment #2) 2005 Oil and charcoal on canvas 76cm x 61cm Work available - enquire with the artist
(On the journey's path #6) 2005 Oil and acrylic on canvas 45cm x 61cm Work available - enquire with the artist
(Desert colours #4) 2005 Oil on canvas 61cm x 76cm Work available - enquire with the artist
(Desert Colours #3) 2005 Oil on canvas 61cm x 45cm Sold
(Desert colours #2) 2005 Oil and charcoal on canvas 76cm x 61cm Work available - enquire with the artist
(On the journey's path #6) 2005 Oil and acrylic on canvas 45cm x 61cm Work available - enquire with the artist
(Desert colours #2) 2005 Oil on canvas 61cm x 76cm Work available - enquire with the artist
On the journeys path #5) 2005 Oil on canvas 45cm x 61cm Work available - enquire with the artist
(On the journey's path #8) 2005 Oil on canvas 76cm x 61cm Work available - enquire with the artist
(Holy water #4) 2005 Oil on canvas 51cm x 40cm Sold
(Holy water #1) 2005 Pencil on paper 42cm x 30cm Sold
(Holy water #2) 2005 Pencil on paper 42cm x 30cm Sold
(From a different point of view #5) 2005 Oil on canvas 61cm x 76cm Private collection
The Desert Colours works were created to act as a contrast to the darker style and images that made up much of the Silent Voices series.
Unlike Silent Voices, which attempted in many ways to reflect elements of Indochina's past, present and future, Desert Colours was instead created to simply recreate the moments Joshua experienced while travelling throughout India - with the works attempting to capture the brightness, uniqueness and the activity that is so integral a part of the country and its people.
"It proved a challenging series to undertake after the months of energy and focus that had been put into Silent Voices, which had become an emotional and creative struggle to finish.
For this reason the creation of many of the works in the Desert Colours series acted as a healing process."
The works in this series, along with the works from Silent Voices, were combined for the View from the outside exhibition which was held in Sydney in 2005.