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Joel Morrison

“Two dissonant themes run through my work,” Morrison says, “the historical ‘West Coast’ aesthetics (shiny, reflective surfaces that play with light), and the notion that an artwork should be the subject of long contemplation.” Joel Morrison’s composite sculptures fuse found objects and histories of artistic discourses into a dialogue of polymorphous forms through a variety of cast metals. With their gleaming surfaces in nickel, stainless steel or bronze, Morrison juxtaposes various genres and processes creating a tension on the surface. The purity of form at the intersection between conceptualism and formalism gradually reveals an amalgam of shapes and textures.

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Selected artworks

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Minimal Heart Throb, 2015

    Joel Morrison Minimal Heart Throb, 2015

    Stainless steel
    157,5 x 132,1 x 10,2 cm
    62 x 52 x 4 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Untitled, 2015

    Joel Morrison Untitled, 2015

    Stainless steel
    61 x 61 x 20,3 cm
    24 x 24 x 8 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Minimal Glock, 2015

    Joel Morrison Minimal Glock, 2015

    Stainless steel
    106,7 x 152,4 x 7,6 cm
    42 x 60 x 3 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Target Painting, 2015

    Joel Morrison Target Painting, 2015

    Stainless steel
    188 x 137,2 x 10,2 cm
    74 x 54 x 4 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Corner Piece (Upperware), 2015

    Joel Morrison Corner Piece (Upperware), 2015

    Nickel-plated aluminum
    130,8 x 110,4 x 8,8 cm
    51 1/2 x 43 1/2 x 3 1/2 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Freebasing with Dan, 2013

    Joel Morrison Freebasing with Dan, 2013

    Stainless steel
    279,4 x 20,3 x 30,5 cm
    110 x 8 x 12 in 

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Untitled (Tri-Stud Plank), 2013

    Joel Morrison Untitled (Tri-Stud Plank), 2013

    Nickel plated aluminium
    148,6 x 35,6 x 3,8 cm
    58 1/2 x 14 x 1 1/2 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Untitled (Anvil Jaws), 2013

    Joel Morrison Untitled (Anvil Jaws), 2013

    Stainless steel
    132,1 x 137,2 x 81,3 cm
    52 x 54 x 32 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Basketball Rim Drawing #1, 2012

    Joel Morrison Basketball Rim Drawing #1, 2012

    Bronze with black patina
    87,6 x 99,1 x 70,5 cm
    34 1/2 x 39 x 27 3/4 in 

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Corner Piece, 2012

    Joel Morrison Corner Piece, 2012

    High polished white nickel plated aluminium
    118,1 x 118,1 x 5,1 cm
    46 1/2 x 46 1/2 x 2 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Yogurtland, 2012

    Joel Morrison Yogurtland, 2012

    Stainless steel
    38,1 x 29,8 x 25,4 cm
    15 x 11 3/4 x 10 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      There will be Blood and Waffles, 2012

    Joel Morrison There will be Blood and Waffles, 2012

    Stainless steel
    77,5 x 41,91 x 40,64 cm
    30 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 16 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Triangle, 2012

    Joel Morrison Triangle, 2012

    Black Nickel Plated Aluminium
    53,34 x 25,4 x 25,4 cm
    21 x 10 x 10 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Pool Cover, 2012

    Joel Morrison Pool Cover, 2012

    High Polished White Nickel Plated Aluminium
    233,68 x 40,64 x 10,16 cm
    92 x 16 x 4 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Big Romeo I, 2010

    Joel Morrison Big Romeo I, 2010

    Stainless steel
    35,5 x 55,9 x 20,3 cm
    14 x 22 x 8 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Over, 2010

    Joel Morrison Over, 2010

    Bronze
    30,5 x 22,8 x 17,8 cm
    12 x 9 x 7 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Still Crashing, 2013

    Joel Morrison Still Crashing, 2013

    Stainless steel
    111,8 x 149,9 x 73,7 cm
    44 x 59 x 29 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      New Madrid, 2013

    Joel Morrison New Madrid, 2013

    Stainless steel
    121,9 x 137,2 x 7,6 cm
    48 x 54 x 3 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Disco Ball Caught in a Bear Trap, 2013

    Joel Morrison Disco Ball Caught in a Bear Trap, 2013

    Stainless steel
    71,1 x 76,2 x 91,4 cm
    28 x 30 x 36 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Anvils, 2013

    Joel Morrison Anvils, 2013

    Stainless steel
    78,7 x 58,4 x 55,9 cm
    31 x 23 x 22 in

  • Joel Morrison,                                      Untitled (Anvil Jaws), 2013

    Joel Morrison Untitled (Anvil Jaws), 2013

    Stainless steel
    132,1 x 137,2 x 81,3 cm
    52 x 54 x 32 in

Gallery exhibitions

Selected press