JOSEPH VORGITYExplore Joseph Vorgity's work—watercolors and woodblock prints marked by strong flat areas of color and crisp lines that carve out clean, deliberate shapes. Drawing on Japonisme, American Precisionism, the Arts and Crafts Movement, these landscapes and figures move between quiet narrative, surreal edge, and pure visual pleasure.
Featured Prints
"Warm Hills" (2012) is a linocut by Joseph Vorgity in which jagged hills fill the composition in a warm palette, their peaks separating swirling red, white, and blue clouds above from a lake resting below. Light lines carve the sun-struck foreground while darker lines set the hills behind, guiding the eye across the scene. Size: 6 x 10 inches.
"Orb" (2012) is a hanga print by Joseph Vorgity in which lines lead the viewer through a landscape of reddish tones, darker marks deepening the ground below a hazy red sky streaked with white. A yellow sphere sits as a distinct layer over the sky, its solid lines radiating outward to soften its edge against the background. Size: 6.5 × 8.5 inches.
"Black Creek" (2012) is a hanga print by Joseph Vorgity in which layered greens and yellows build a forest split by a dark creek running from the right edge toward the lower left. The creek reads in solid black, white, and gray against the broken shapes and lines of the surrounding trees. Size: 6 × 9 inches.
"View from the Rocks" (2012) is a linocut by Joseph Vorgity in which black rocks and hills, drawn out in white line, meet a coastline of white, blue, and teal currents crashing into seafoam. Worked in just four colors, the piece shifts their shapes and lines to carry the eye from sweeping grass and water to solid rock and open sky. Printed on 10 x 8 inch paper.
View the Full CollectionThe works shown here represent only a small selection of Joseph Vorgity’s decades-long creative practice. Many more prints, paintings, and drawings are available to view in person at Christopher John Gallery & Josephine Press.
Book an appointment with John to explore the full collection, hear the stories behind the work, and discover the depth of Joseph’s approach to process, material, and making.