Joshua Miels

In his botanical series, Joshua explores the beauty of nature through the lens of abstraction. His process involves breaking down the intricate details of an image into simple shapes and colours. At close range, the paintings appear abstract, but as you step back, the image of the subject reveals itself.

Central to Joshua’s work is his fascination with society’s unattainable quest for perfection in an imperfect world. Through the use of photo filters and image editing software, the natural world is often distorted beyond recognition. It is the unique imperfections and differences within nature and humanity that create individuality, which is itself is true beauty.

Through his work, Joshua encourages us to embrace our imperfections and to celebrate the natural world in all its glorious, untamed diversity. His botanical series is a testament to the power of abstraction to reveal the essence of a subject, and to the beauty that can be found in even the smallest imperfections.