This contemporary art piece features a minimalist composition with a wooden frame and a black, glossy surface. The central element is a cut-out shape resembling a butterfly or a similar organic form, made of a lighter, textured material that contrasts with the dark background. The overall aesthetic suggests an interplay between the natural and the artificial, highlighting the artist's use of simple geometric shapes and materials to create a visually striking and thought-provoking work. The piece's context likely explores themes of nature, technology, or the relationship between the two, inviting the viewer to consider the juxtaposition of the natural and the manufactured. ...
Donald Moffett is widely known for his textured monochromatic paintings. He incorporates traditional oil on canvas with sculptural elements and video projections to create works that explore social and political issues. Using the canvas as a representation of the body, he manipulates it by cutting, flaying, or perforating the surface, as well as using sound and light to create a Renaissance-like atmosphere in his work, while also exploring modern-day topics such as gay rights and homosexuality in the military. His work is both overtly political, such as his 1980's posters that criticized Ronald Reagan, and in 'DC' (2004), video images of famous places in Washington DC, the Watergate Hotel and J Edgar Hoover FBI Building, were projected onto a canvas coated with aluminum paint, and more subtle and refined, such as his canvas paintings. Moffett is also a founding member of the late 80s AIDS activist collective Gran Fury, and his abstract paintings reflect his thoughts on death, desire, power, and scandal. ...
Established in 2020, Fitzpatrick Gallery is focused on an international program of curated projects in site-specific venues worldwide, and on-site exhibitions at their primary location in Paris, inaugurated in September 2021 in the Marais gallery district at 123 rue de Turenne. They are involved in every level of production with their represented artists, working in close collaboration with institutions, publishing houses, advisory firms, and other partners. Fitzpatrick Gallery builds on the legacy of Freedman Fitzpatrick which was established in 2013 with locations in Los Angeles and Paris. ...
