This vibrant and surreal contemporary artwork features a striking composition centered around a dark, mirrored space. The dominant colors are a warm orange-yellow, interspersed with bold, undulating red shapes that frame the central focal point. The overall effect creates a sense of dynamism and energy, drawing the viewer's attention to the two black birds peering out from the darkness within the frame. The artist's distinctive style and technique suggest a playful yet unsettling exploration of themes of reflection, duality, and the natural world. This piece likely aims to challenge the viewer's perceptions and evoke a sense of mystery or tension. ...
Justin Fitzpatrick works across the mediums of painting, sculpture and text. His recent figurative paintings and sculptures draw on the tradition of metaphysic conceit poetry, where an analogy is set up between a metaphysical quality and a physical object. The more far-fetched the relationship is between the two terms, for example in John Donne’s ‘The Flea’, the more ornamental and imaginative the poem becomes. By highlighting this distance between two terms, and the creative energy used to connect them, our attention is focussed on the performative power of metaphor itself and how it transforms reality. Subjects of Fitzpatrick’s work include an expanding collection of archetypal characters viewed through the lens of class and sexuality: the chef, the waiter, the monk, the construction worker and the police officer. ...
