Joe Morzuch American, 1980

Présentation

I am interested in the visual and communicative potential of objects that are cast off, discarded, and over-looked.  Inherent to still life is an engagement with the mundane and domestic, as well as the notion of an arrested visual experience.  These subjects, their intrinsic intimacy, and working from life are rich with pictorial and conceptual possibilities.    

 

I paint in a responsive manner directly from the motif, depicting objects at or near life-size and within reach of the viewer.  I am drawn to certain objects for their familiarity, simplicity of form, and potential to connect with viewers through a shared experience of their use.  At the core of my practice is a curiosity to uncover and reconstruct a visual order.  Adjustments of proportion, tone, and color create an articulation of form and space built on extended observation.  The paintings retain traces of these revisions, functioning as both image and object. 

 

There is a sense of loss in something isolated, empty, or discarded.  To engage with objects of this sort is an act of reanimation and an affirmation of their continued significance, regardless of age or condition.  This is where the objects in my paintings operate metaphorically, representing the body, an individual, or most often myself. 

 
Œuvres
  • Rose
    Joe Morzuch
    Rose, 2023
    Oil on canvas on panel
    33 x 33cm
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  • Bricks
    Joe Morzuch
    Bricks
    Oil on linen on board
    63.5 x 46cm
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  • Compote
    Joe Morzuch
    Compote, 2020
    Oil on linen
    43.5 x 43.5 x 4 cm
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  • Egg Carton
    Joe Morzuch
    Egg Carton, 2020
    Oil on linen
    43.5 x 43.5 x 4 cm
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  • Green Box
    Joe Morzuch
    Green Box, 2020
    Oil on linen
    43.5 x 43.5 x 4 cm
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  • Oil Can with Decoy
    Joe Morzuch
    Oil Can with Decoy, 2019
    Oil on linen on board
    51 x 61cm
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  • White Bowl
    Joe Morzuch
    White Bowl, 2020
    Oil on linen
    43.5 x 43.5 x 4 cm
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  • Yellow Box
    Joe Morzuch
    Yellow Box, 2020
    Oil on linen
    43.5 x 43.5 x 4 cm
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  • Still Life with Apple and Empty Vase
    Joe Morzuch
    Still Life with Apple and Empty Vase, 2023
    Oil on canvas on panel
    48 x 65cm
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  • Tin and Brick
    Joe Morzuch
    Tin and Brick, 2023
    Oil on canvas on panel
    30.5 x 30.5cm
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  • Two Tulips
    Joe Morzuch
    Two Tulips, 2024
    Oil on canvas on panel
    25.5 x 25.5cm
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  • Withered Fruit
    Joe Morzuch
    Withered Fruit, 2024
    Oil on canvas on panel
    30.5 x 30.5cm
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