Joanna Wolthuizen

PAINTING AS PRESENCE

C O M P O S E D | A B S T R A C T I O N ™

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Contemporary paintings exploring architecture, memory and place.

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EDIFICE (2026)

Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
180 × 240 cm
Framed in black Tasmanian oak floating frame

Monumental in scale and architectural in composition, Edifice explores structure, proportion and materiality through a restrained palette of stone, concrete, charcoal and deep ink blue.

Hand-applied gold leaf interrupts the matte painted surface, shifting with changing light and introducing a quiet luminosity to the work.

At 180 × 240 cm, Edifice has a commanding physical presence while retaining a sense of order and stillness - an interplay of weight and openness, permanence and light.

Selected Works — AVAILABLE WORKS

EDIFICE (2026)
180cm x 240cm

$14,500

PAVILION (2026)
180cm x 200cm

$10,500

ESTATE (2026)
180cm x 240cm

$11,500

KEEP (2026)
180cm x 240cm

$12,500

PORTICO (2026)
180cm x 240cm

$13,500

MONUMENT (2026)
170cm x 170cm

$9,500

HARBOUR (2026)
140cm x 140cm

$6,300

CITADEL (2026)
175cm x 175cm

$9,500

Composed Abstraction™

Composed Abstraction™ is Joanna Wolthuizen’s methodology for creating paintings as architectural presence - where geometry becomes atmosphere, colour becomes memory, and composition becomes a vessel for reflection.

Artist | Founder of Composed Abstraction™

Joanna Wolthuizen is an Australian artist and founder of Composed Abstraction™, a contemporary painting practice informed by architecture, memory and place.

Her paintings are developed as measured environments where proportion, tonal restraint and rhythm create a quiet architectural presence.

Through Composed Abstraction™, painting is considered not simply as image, but as a vessel for memory - preserving meaning as experience softens and shifts over time.

Fragments of landscape, structure and atmosphere emerge and dissolve, inviting contemplation of the emotional landscapes we continue to inhabit through memory, longing and reverie.

Works are held in private collections across Australia, Europe and Asia.

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