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2018-2020 I started these colour works by spontaneously drawing out horizontal and vertical lines in thin willow charcoal on bright white grounds. I could then erase and redraw the lines up or down, to the left or right, adding or subtracting until a free-flowing feeling was attained. I painted each shape in multiple layers, adjusting tone, contrast, saturation and hue using thin coats of oil colour. For me it expressed an inner vibration, as if I were an instrument playing out a natural rhythm.
Night Cities, oil on canvas paintings, 2005-2007
Colour Sensations, oil on linen paintings, 2018-2019
Joseph Siddiqi is a Montreal-based painter and educator. His work explores the contemplative dimensions of painting and drawing, and the ways physical materials and processes can give form to inner experience. He has received grants for his work from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, and the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation. His paintings are held in public and private collections, including the Canada Council Art Bank, Colart Collection, and Athabasca University Art Collection. His work has been presented across Canada and was recently shown at Pictura Montréal-Leipzig, Germany (2026). He holds an MFA in Painting from Boston University and teaches in the Department of Studio Arts at Concordia University.
Joseph Siddiqi est un peintre et enseignant établi à Montréal. Son travail explore les dimensions contemplatives de la peinture et du dessin, ainsi que la manière dont les matériaux et les processus physiques peuvent donner forme à l’expérience intérieure. Il a reçu des bourses pour son travail du Conseil des arts du Canada, du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec et de la Fondation Elizabeth Greenshields. Ses peintures font partie de collections publiques et privées, notamment celles de la Banque d’art du Conseil des arts du Canada, de la Collection Colart et de la Collection d’art de l’Université Athabasca. Son travail a été présenté à travers le Canada et a récemment été exposé en Allemagne dans le cadre de Pictura Montréal-Leipzig (2026). Il détient une maîtrise en beaux-arts (MFA) en peinture de l’Université de Boston et enseigne au Département des arts plastiques de l’Université Concordia.
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