Joel Dickens’ work combines expressionistic gesture and minimalistic restraint. The tension between these traditions can be read as a metaphor for the human condition.
Within Dickens’ work, hope and loss sit side-by-side, depicting moments of personal anguish within a climate of social and political ambivalence.
Range Anxiety investigates the fear of running out of time, space or ability, whilst striving for a desired destination.
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Joel Dickens, born in London, earned his Fine Art BA(Hons) at the Cumbria School of Art. After living and exhibiting in London, he moved to Sydney in 2003. He has been represented by Arthouse Gallery and Piermarq Gallery and was named one of Australia’s “most collectible artists” by The Australian in 2021. His most recent solo exhibition was held at Dickerson Gallery in 2023.
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