Joseph Lavely
Oil Paintings
Drawings
Artist Reviews
“... expresses a dauntless sense of experience – something that helps us relate to our common vulnerability...”
Kathleen Managhan
Curator
Whitney Museum of American Art
“Primal, aggressive, compelling and evocative...”
Walter Hnatysh
Guest Curator
Schmidt Center for the Arts
Florida Atlantic University
“... the rigor of ideas and depth of feeling that have driven the artists conception...”
Hugh Davies
Director of San Diego
Museum of Contemporary Art
“... the artist's desire for personal expression create compelling works of art worthy of close scrutiny...”
Tom E. Hinson
Curator of Contemporary Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art
“These pieces are introspective... baffling, intriguing and well constructed...”
Gary Schwan
Staff Writer
Palm Beach Post
“... possess a barbed visual intensity... tough, brutalized vision of tormented figures and brooding tonalities...”
Roger Hurlburt
Art Writer
Sun Sentinel
Visual Arts Students
Florida Atlantic University
“The images are striking, vivid and strong. They are both powerful and imprisoned, moving and still, forceful yet controlled... direct and haunting... a visualization of the more emotional and spiritual aspects.”
Tiffany Grantham
“Primal appeal... clandestine imagery”
Lauren Murphy
“Expressionistic, a strong subjective feeling and intense moodiness...”
Mary Pat Borousse
“These images are often tormented... the spectator is able to feel the pain and sympathize, thereby becoming involved in a very real way. They are loose and free but maintain a degree of extreme emotion and interest conveying a powerful message about life.”
Laraine Ward
"Joe Lavely's paintings are overwhelming and strangely subtle at the same time. The ghostly monsters are static in their motion. It's funny how Lavely uses brilliant stunning colors and arise to a murky and ominous horror. His sketchy lines reveal faces and skulls and mysterious animals. These works are wonderfully threatening, simple and complex, WOW!"
Chris Jessup