Painting · Boston
Psychological Hieroglyphics
Fragmented figures, saturated color, and the structures that hold them.
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2025–2026
Selected paintings
Recent painting
Fulgurita
Turquoise diagonals pull the orange figures across the field, while partly hidden circles interrupt their momentum.
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Joshua Michael Schwartz
Joshua Michael Schwartz (b. 1989, Oklahoma City) is a self-taught painter based in Boston. Working primarily in acrylic on canvas, he brings fragmented figuration and architectural abstraction into the same space. His background in economics and quantitative research informs his interest in how systems behave under strain.
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