Joseph Arthur, a multidisciplinary American artist, is as well-known for his music as for his painting. Discovered by Lou Reed in the mid-90s in New York and signed to Peter Gabriel’s Real World label, Joseph Arthur has successfully created a musical and visual identity where Folk, Rock, and painting harmoniously blend.
In the vein of artists such as Leonard Cohen, Elliott Smith, and Bob Dylan, Joseph Arthur has asserted his art in both pictorial and musical forms. His canvases, with their psychedelic colors and forms featuring fleeting faces, are reminiscent of the great names in American painting from the late 70s and 80s. This Blank Generation, originating from the Lower East Side and East Village in New York, so dear to Joseph Arthur, provided him with a creative impulse that resonates in his work as both a painter and a musician. To delve into his work is to vibrate to the rhythm of the street, the music, and the city itself.
