Sculpture

Containment

This work is an alternative interpretation of the conventional painting tackling representation of nature after being disassembled and recreated in a pictorial space. Working with grape vine, a species of vine native to Toronto and surrounding... More

Installation

In Its Image

My work is an installation composed of two paintings, and a suspended cell phone that hangs in between. With a light that projects from within one to another, and a doubling of the suspended device onto the latter painting due to a cast shadow,... More

Sculpture

Reignited

A work composed of traditional and electrical media, which reconsiders our relationship to technology while at the same time being approachable. The work is set upon a custom made plinth, and against a wall to project its illuminated display upon... More

Installation

Surface Motives

Set in a liminal space, this work, a stretched canvas with a set of illuminated eyes within it, looks out to the viewer. It meets their eyes as it's studied, never breaking contact, always watching. But being so humbly made, of wood, canvas and the... More

Sculpture

The Inner Truth

This work is composed of traditional and technology-based materials, set in the corner of a room, alone in a dimmed space. Inspired by my experiences of watching television for hours at a time throughout my childhood, and reflecting on the impact... More

Painting

The Signal

An abstract painting composed of vertical brushstrokes, interminently laid through the composition so they're all visible, but form an ambiguous, warm-coloured composition.

Painting

The Uncouth Dream

An abstract representation of movement and energy, composed with oil paint on a stretched, and grounded canvas. Using a wide format, my work recalls the cinematic elements of imagery, but denies the viewer any definitive representation.

Work by

Joshua Kennington

Drawing and Painting

“You just can't miss it. The passing glance, the unconscious check while waiting for a friend. Our relationship to technology, specifically, through the screen is something we never even think about,...” [More]

Artwork Collection

All Artworks

Containment

This work is an alternative interpretation of the conventional painting tackling representation of nature after being disassembled and recreated in a pictorial space. Working with grape vine, a species of vine native to Toronto and surrounding... More

In Its Image

My work is an installation composed of two paintings, and a suspended cell phone that hangs in between. With a light that projects from within one to another, and a doubling of the suspended device onto the latter painting due to a cast shadow,... More

Reignited

A work composed of traditional and electrical media, which reconsiders our relationship to technology while at the same time being approachable. The work is set upon a custom made plinth, and against a wall to project its illuminated display upon... More

Surface Motives

Set in a liminal space, this work, a stretched canvas with a set of illuminated eyes within it, looks out to the viewer. It meets their eyes as it's studied, never breaking contact, always watching. But being so humbly made, of wood, canvas and the... More

The Inner Truth

This work is composed of traditional and technology-based materials, set in the corner of a room, alone in a dimmed space. Inspired by my experiences of watching television for hours at a time throughout my childhood, and reflecting on the impact... More

The Signal

An abstract painting composed of vertical brushstrokes, interminently laid through the composition so they're all visible, but form an ambiguous, warm-coloured composition.

The Uncouth Dream

An abstract representation of movement and energy, composed with oil paint on a stretched, and grounded canvas. Using a wide format, my work recalls the cinematic elements of imagery, but denies the viewer any definitive representation.

Work by

Joshua Kennington

“You just can't miss it. The passing glance, the unconscious check while waiting for a friend. Our relationship to technology, specifically, through the screen is something we never even think about,...” [More]