Joseph Zemann grew up in New York City and graduated with a BFA and BA from Hunter College with highest honors. Additional studies were done at the National Academy, Art Studies League, and privately with other artists.
His abstract work approach is gestural, using an intuitive interplay of movement and emotional immediacy, and tension between figure and ground, as exhibited between color and negative space. Ambiguity plays a major role in many works, and non-planned lyrical line is dominant. The representational work includes mostly natural themes of landscapes, seasides, and skies.
Most work is based on memory and the emotional impact of the seen, and focuses on the two-dimensional in conflict with the three-dimensional. Color relationships and contrast are critical. Mediums used include pastel, and acrylic, oil, and watercolor paint.
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