Joshua Flint presents a compelling new body of work titled "Stillpoint" that explores the mythic structures underlying contemporary life. Drawing from literature, nature, historical archives, and art history, Flint’s paintings are grounded in the mythopoetic tradition, a lineage shaped by Romanticism, Symbolism, and Surrealism, yet feel strikingly relevant to the contradictions of modern existence.
“My work is grounded in the Mythopoetic,” Flint explains. “Through research and observation, I’m looking to convey the richness of my experience.” His paintings synthesize figures, landscapes, and architecture into environments that are at once familiar and unexpected, inviting viewers into spaces where reality is subtly punctuated by the extraordinary.
Influenced by the narrative principles sometimes referred to as “Well’s Law”, the idea that a single unreal phenomenon can transform an otherwise ordinary world, Flint approaches painting as a form of visual storytelling. Like myths themselves, the works introduce moments of disruption that shift perception and illuminate deeper truths about human experience. Contradiction becomes fertile terrain, reflecting the layered, nonlinear nature of identity and memory.
This exhibition continues an exploration that has animated Flint’s practice for nearly two decades. Guided by intuition as much as intention, he allows imagery to emerge through sketches, digital studies, and the evolving act of painting itself. Many compositions resolve in ways that cannot be preplanned, resulting in works that feel both mysterious and deeply relatable.
“As I’ve gotten older, myths seem more relevant and insightful than ever,” Flint says. “They punctuate mundanity with an extraordinary moment that spins the story into an uncanny place. Moving away from reality can help us better understand it.”
Robert Lange, gallery owner, shares his enthusiasm for the exhibition: “Joshua Flint’s paintings have a rare ability to feel timeless while speaking directly to our present moment. This exhibition is both intellectually rich and visually transporting. We are thrilled to present this remarkable new work and can’t wait for our community to experience it.”
Viewers are invited to engage with paintings that suggest myth not as relic, but as an active framework for understanding the self. Echoing anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss’s belief that myths help make the world intelligible by resolving life’s contradictions, Flint’s work reveals meaning gradually—offering glimpses rather than conclusions.
