Surface Interest is a body of abstract photographic and video work by New York City multi media artist Joshua Kessler. While he is most known for his celebrity and environmental portraiture, these images distill what he has always loved best: brilliant color and unexpected composition. Think of these pieces as paintings without paint.

The work grew out of an exercise to search for the most basic elements of his work and in the process he discovered that no matter matter what medium he chooses, still photography, video or portraiture they all have a common thread. 

The culmination of this was a solo show during the 2018 edition of FotoFocus in Cincinnati OH. 

• https://2018.fotofocusbiennial.org/venue/dick-wallers-artplace/

The meditative quality of the original pieces are remixed with motion to create work that is perfect for our contemporary art world of digital display and NFT authentication.