The "Mother Earth Is a Dirty Whore" series is focused on metaphor and meaning. Strongly influenced by the spirit of social critique evident in the Fallas of Valencia, a city where Joachim has deep roots, this project is concerned with questions about the human proclivity towards violence and a criticism of contemporary society. Joachim is also strongly interested in the mythology of his anscestors, the west and near-east and uses the language of their mythos in his exploration of humanity and her violence.
Joachim’s graphic work is also informed by a variety of influences from the Gothic, Byzantine and Northern Renaissance classics to the infamous generation of the ‘East Texas Lizard Cult’ mentored by Lee Baxter Davis, a well-known group of contemporary artists to which his mentor Greg Metz belongs. German Expressionists like George Grosz and Otto Dix; and, especially, Goya’s ‘Los Caprichos’ have had a tremendous influence on the format and tone of this series.
http://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/inside-the-beautifully-grotesque-world-of-dallas-based-artist-joachim-west-7093275
http://glasstire.com/2014/11/03/draftsmen-of-the-apocalypse/
Joachim’s graphic work is also informed by a variety of influences from the Gothic, Byzantine and Northern Renaissance classics to the infamous generation of the ‘East Texas Lizard Cult’ mentored by Lee Baxter Davis, a well-known group of contemporary artists to which his mentor Greg Metz belongs. German Expressionists like George Grosz and Otto Dix; and, especially, Goya’s ‘Los Caprichos’ have had a tremendous influence on the format and tone of this series.
http://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/inside-the-beautifully-grotesque-world-of-dallas-based-artist-joachim-west-7093275
http://glasstire.com/2014/11/03/draftsmen-of-the-apocalypse/
