Joseph Holston's paintings are in the abstract cubist style, and are characterized by careful attention to color, form, line and composition. He does not tell us a complete story in any of his paintings. He suggests a narrative, experience, or drama, and invites us to become involved. In is own words, “Creating work is like writing a play. Every piece is intended to establish a dialogue between me and the viewer. I want the characters in my work to engage viewers so completely that they are drawn into and become a part of each individual composition.” The works are executed by employing simple, uncluttered shapes to reduce and refine subjects to basic forms and figures. His goal is to have viewers become so interwoven in the art that the line between where the viewer ends and the art begins no longer exists.