“Definition of a grievance” 2009
Blown out car tires, dimensions variable

Like much of Holliday’s art – installations, graphics and sculpture – the Mammoth is raw, aggressive, and brilliant in its visionary scope.  Joe begins with abstract, ontological ideas within a conceptual framework, incorporating process and discovery and the ever-present limitations of whatever material happens to be on hand in the realization and representation of the idea.  Accordingly, finished works are challenging, richly textured, and reveal density and complexity to the diligent observer.

– Charlie Russell

Joe Holliday

I came across East Jesus by chance while standing on Salvation Mountain in 2009. After a few trips out, getting to know Charlie, I arranged Mammoth Erection Fest, a day long music festival at The Range and the inauguration of the sculpture Definition of a Grievance. I am currently attending the California Institute of the Arts and am looking forward to the future of East Jesus.

– Joe Holliday