Michael Joseph’s abstract work challenges our perception of normality so we see the landscape or our feelings portrayed differently. He fractures, fragments, scrambles and surprises.

“I normally work from one piece to the next, not following any set direction or expectation. The work falls out of the process of response, exploration and experimentation.”

His interest in art began less than a mile away at Wallis Wood Primary School in the 1950s. It was right here where he painted, created models, and developed a strong sense of spatial awareness, which can be seen in this sculptural work. These skills were later used in his career as a mechanical engineer and then as an airline pilot. This soon led to exhibitions in London with the Guild of Aviation Artists, where he won several awards including the Aviation Painting of the Year Award in 1987.

Today Joseph enjoys the creative process by switching between drawing, painting and sculpture, responding and editing from one work to the next.

At The Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden we of course celebrate Joseph’s sculptural work, and his latest installation engages at close range as an abstract reflecting the local surroundings and from a distance, life itself in the form of a human face.

Available work