The Bite Magazine - Spring/Summer 2023 - Issue 33

biteartistprofile I nitially working as a graphic designer, Joe Webb became a full-time artist in 2012. His early work consisted of found im- agery using simple and concise edits to make thought-provoking artworks. He focused on is- sues such as the environment, war and inequal- ity, questioning our place in the universe and encouraging us to become more conscious and content. “I make collages from newspapers, mixing up one image with another, usually found from the same newspaper that examines the craziness of the modern world.” Webb refrained from using computers to ren- der his designs, unlike his former occupation. He reinvented the original scene to communi- cate new ideas through the images he used. In a podcast interview, the artist was described as “navigating a rich landscape with grace and humour, making nice with many recognisable visual pastimes. He plays them against each other in a way that puts different eras in dia- logue, allowing characters to travel far from their ‘50s Home Gardening Magazine roots to the far cosmos.” The artist was further said to flirt with “the themes of nostalgia and loss but ultimately composes lighthearted images that are in dia- logue with today’s sampling culture, collapsing and hacking together sources from across the