Tiessen, Josh. Vanitas + Viriditas. Redeemer Art Gallery, Ancaster, Ontario, September 3-November 7, 2024. Organizational/curatorial involvement by Phil Irish (uncredited).
Abstract
Josh Tiessen’s paintings invite you to enter fantastical worlds – first for the pleasure of roaming their speculative spaces, then to find yourself engaging Tiessen’s deeply symbolic structures. Teeming with wild creatures, animated by solitary questing figures, these vibrant paintings are also populated by cultural critique, environmental engagement, and the quest for God’s wisdom.