JOEL MESLER
Let Live, 2020
36 x 30 inches
8 color silkscreen print on Stonehenge fawn paper
Limited edition of 45 with 10AP
Signed and numbered by the artist
Let Live is a prime example of Joel Mesler's humorous, jubilant and graphic painting style. Layered leaves in verdant tones weave through the canvas through and around a red snake with a hand at one end, which holds a sun toward the right corner. Line is defined by the light negative space, filling in details through absence and imploring the viewer to "Let Live" in a theatrical script. The edges and curves of the snakes and leaves are echoed in the script creating fluid movement throughout the composition, which seems interrupted by the stark lightness of the yellow circle.
Passionate about the environment, Joel Mesler notes, "Obviously we have all seen that without a healthy environment and earth very little else works. It is the source where everything grows. We need it and must love and respect it ... we should just get out of the way and let live!"
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