cyanotype on plywood, resin ‘chewing gums’Seventeen
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The artwork features a collage-like composition of various cyanotype prints. The prominent visual elements include the bold, contrasting blues and whites, as well as the delicate, textured surfaces of the prints. The subject matter depicts avian imagery, with close-up shots of birds and feathers, along with a more abstract, dreamlike scene of petals and shapes. The artistic style blends photographic techniques with a painterly, gestural quality, creating a sense of layered, ethereal beauty. The overall context suggests a contemplative exploration of nature and its ephemeral, poetic qualities. ...
Patrick Goddard primarily creates video, sculpture and installation as well as working with photography, painting and drawing. His politically loaded and narrative based works undermine themselves with a self-defeating black comedy as they chart the artist’s fumbled attempts to create a personal and political integrity. Works focus on a range of topics: from ecology, the Anthropocene and the animal; to race politics, gentrification, and urbanization.
Goddard’s recent solo exhibitions include ‘Pedigree’, Seventeen, 2022; ‘Die Biester’, E-Werk, Freiburg, 2021; ‘Trip to Eclipse’, Matt’s Gallery, London 2020; ‘Go Professional’, Seventeen, 2017; ‘Looking for the Ocean Estate’ Almanac Projects, London, 2016, ‘Gone To Croatan’ at Outpost Gallery, Norwich, 2015; ‘Revolver II’ at Matt’s Gallery, London, 2014. He is also featured in the UK touring exhibition, British Art Show 9, 2021-22 and released a book of photography with the Basel based publishers Speres Projects in 2022. Goddard completed an MFA at Goldsmiths University in 2011 and a doctorate at Oxford University in 2018.
Most recently, Goddard presented a solo exhibit at the inaugural Paris+ par Art Basel centred around a new film titled Whoopsie’s Dream. ...
