Joe Webster – landscape graffiti – artist’s talk – POSTPONED

Joe Webster is a contemporary landscape artist whose work explores the tension and interplay between the natural world and human impact upon it. Describing his practice as “landscape‑graffiti,” Joe layers wild and urban motifs to reflect the paradox of finding beauty, solace, and purpose in nature while also witnessing its degradation in the 21st century. His paintings capture what he calls today’s “broken‑beauty,” where rhythmic, geometric marks inspired by graffiti sit in contrast and conversation with the organic forms of the landscape.

Working extensively en plein air, Joe embraces the unpredictability of the elements, often exposing his canvases to rain, wind, and shifting weather. This process creates works that are shaped as much by nature as by the artist himself, resulting in surfaces alive with energy, dilution, erosion, and chance. In this talk, Joe will discuss the ideas behind his landscape‑graffiti approach, the emotional and environmental tensions that drive his work, and the exhilarating, high‑risk process of painting outdoors in wild conditions. He will share insights into how he balances urban and natural influences, how weather becomes an active collaborator in his paintings, and how he captures the visceral, living quality of the landscapes he knows so well.