"Joys of Color (By Any Means)" by Patrick Alston demonstrates a maximalist approach to abstraction through the deliberate layering of diverse materials and techniques across sewn fabric and vinyl supports. The work's title signals Alston's expansive philosophy regarding artistic process, employing acrylic, oil, enamel, spray paint, gouache, and pumice to build a complex surface rich with textural and chromatic variations. The combination of traditional fine art media with industrial materials reflects a contemporary sensibility that celebrates experimentation and materiality as central to the artwork's formal and conceptual meaning.