The artwork depicts a detailed close-up of a raven's head, rendered in a dark, monochromatic palette. The sculptural piece captures the bird's distinctive hooked beak, prominent eye, and textured feathers with a striking sense of realism. The overall composition is minimalist, with the raven's head occupying the central focus against a plain, muted background. The artist's technique showcases their skilled craftsmanship in sculpting, likely using materials such as clay or stone to achieve the realistic, three-dimensional effect. The artwork may be intended to explore themes of nature, mortality, or the enigmatic qualities of the raven, a bird often associated with symbolism and mystery. ...
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. ...
