Joseph Ostraff Art
American, b. 1959
Joseph Ostraff's paintings evoke the varied shapes and motifs of human cultures and geography. Using subtle color gradations and rich patterning, Ostraff creates works with startling compositional depth.
A three-time recipient of the prestigious Fellowship Award from the Utah Arts Council, last year Joseph Ostraff was also voted one of Utah's 15 most influential artists by a panel of his peers. Ostraff was born in Santa Monica, California in 1957, later earning an MFA from the University of Washington, Seattle in 1984, and is now a professor at Brigham Young University. The collaborative efforts he's organized have involved hundreds of artists around the globe and have culminated in more than 30 exhibitions both domestically and abroad.
Joseph Ostraff's paintings, book arts, and films have shown nationally and internationally in solo and group exhibitions in museums, universities, and institutions, among them: The Peace Factory, Tel Aviv, Israel; the Ballinglen Arts Foundation Museum of Art, Ballycastle, Co Mayo, IRE; Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library at Yale University Library, Yale University, CT; Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, NJ; Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT; Site: Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY; The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ; NorthArt Center, Northcote, Auckland, NZ; The Leonardo, Salt Lake City, UT; Galerie du Centre, Paris, France; Susan B Anthony Birthplace Museum, Adams, MA; Museum of Art, Brigham Young University, UT; Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA; Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA; Limerick School of Art & Design, Limerick, Ireland; Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; Art Space Chester, Chester University, UK; Ballinglen Arts Foundation Art Gallery, Ballycastle, County Mayo, Ireland; The Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, IL; Jacksonville Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA; University of Hawaii, Visual Art Department, Commons Gallery, Hilo, HI; Granary Art Center, Ephraim, UT; Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM; University of Central Lancashire, UK; NAU Art Museum, Flagstaff, AZ; Wirral Met Gallery, Birkenhead, England; Minneapolis Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN; Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA; South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA; Williamson Art Gallery Birkenhead, Wirral Metropolitan College, UK; Spectrum Project Space at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia; and the Sheffield Institute of Arts Gallery, Sheffield Hallam University, UK. to
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Artist: Joseph Ostraff
Wendover.3
By Joseph Ostraff
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
"Wendover 3" by Joseph Ostraff, oil on panel, 36 X 31 inches, $4,800.
"For me, paint documents the state of things, how I feel and what is at the forefront in my thinking—maybe it’s like the soup of the day. I do not consider this process to be anything special in itself. The paintings record the daily random and absurd associations I make, which seem interesting to me after the fact. The Domestic paintings are a case in point. My wife and I have six children. Four have left home. Three are married. We are left with two children, both currently in middle school. We have about five years and they too will move out. This is on my mind. I am thinking about the layers of memories and it comes out as layers of paint. Feeling nostalgic, I think about all the noise and activity our home has absorbed. In turn, I found children’s large vinyl decals from Angry Birds...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Joseph Ostraff Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Wendover.2
By Joseph Ostraff
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
"Wendover 2" by Joseph Ostraff, oil on panel, 36 X 31 inches, $4,800.
"For me, paint documents the state of things, how I feel and what is at the forefront in my thinking—maybe it’s like the soup of the day. I do not consider this process to be anything special in itself. The paintings record the daily random and absurd associations I make, which seem interesting to me after the fact. The Domestic paintings are a case in point. My wife and I have six children. Four have left home. Three are married. We are left with two children, both currently in middle school. We have about five years and they too will move out. This is on my mind. I am thinking about the layers of memories and it comes out as layers of paint. Feeling nostalgic, I think about all the noise and activity our home has absorbed. In turn, I found children’s large vinyl decals from Angry Birds...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Joseph Ostraff Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
BOOM!
By Joseph Ostraff
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
BOOM!
mixed oils on panel
40 x 70 inches (unframed, raw wood sides)
$14,500
Joe Ostraff is a professor of art at Brigham Young University. He received a BFA from Brigham Young Univ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Joseph Ostraff Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
$14,500
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