Joseph de la Hoyde
Joseph de la Hoyde is a Sydney based multimedia artist whose visual arts practice centres around photography as a vehicle to distil a collage of collected forms. Drawing inspiration from 18th century Romanticism and Medievalism, Joseph’s work ambles between darkness and light, converging ethereal forms, vast, haunting natural landscapes and intimate visions of mortality.
Linked with a ritualistic connection to the natural world, Joseph’s current body of work examines how the ideologies of old belief systems transgress modern forms, celebrating life through the lens of death. His collages of curiosities and sculptural works use such things as preserved insects and ossified animal remains found in various natural settings throughout his travels around Australia, telling stories and paying homage to the imprint the soul leaves on the physical as well as to the aesthetic beauty of our underlying forms. Joseph draws on a deep interest in poetry and music, which often accompanies his work, and is exploring traditional drawing and painting practices alongside working as an instructor at the Sydney Art School.
EXHIBITIONS & PUBLICATIONS
Hornsby Art Prize, Wallarobba Arts and Culture Centre, Sydney 2023
Uttori, Group Exhibition, Sydney Art School, Sydney 2023
The Next Step, Group Exhibition, Flow Studios 88, Sydney 2023
Du Rietz Art Prize 2022, Gympie Regional Council, Gympie
Hornsby Art Prize, Hornsby Library, Sydney 2022
Solo Exhibition (debut) Sydney Art School January 2020
CCP Ilford Salon, November 2019
Hornsby Art Prize Finalist's Exhibition October 2019
AWARDS
Winner 'Digital Stills' - Hornsby Art Prize 2023
Winner 'People's Choice' - Hornsby Art Prize 2022
Finalist - Du Rietz Art Prize 2022
Finalist - Hornsby Art Prize 2019
Unvael Journal, Issue 4, Ed. Michael Ash Smith 2018
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