MONUMENT (2026)

Acrylic on canvas
170 × 170 cm

Architecture distilled into form.

Bold architectural forms are held in a carefully balanced composition of warm ochre, deep blue, olive and ivory. A monumental arch anchors the work, while smaller geometric elements introduce rhythm, proportion and intimacy.

Drawing on the clarity, optimism and geometric language of mid-century modernism, MONUMENT explores architecture not as a literal place, but as something remembered - simplified into colour, proportion and form.

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Joanna Wolthuizen is an Australian abstract painter known for large-scale works that engage architecture through proportion, material stillness, and controlled geometry.

Developed in her Melbourne studio, her practice - termed Composed Abstraction™ - positions painting as a spatial instrument rather than an image.

Her works are held in private and corporate collections internationally and are recognised for their structural clarity, material restraint, and enduring presence.

Brighton Studio & Gallery.