Colours of Home
Colours of Home brings together an entirely new body of work, around a single theme. “In a way it’s chronological, it
represents a journey and tells a story,” says Patté, “the single source of inspiration being a collection of spring cuttings
taken while out walking with my family.” These cuttings were spread out on the kitchen table, photographed hundreds
of times in various arrangements, and scanned. “The photographs, colours and forms were then broken down,
rearranged, abstracted and recorded in the same manner that much of my previous work has been,” continues Patté,
mentioning a similar process used in his Sweet Pea Diptych, a work that sold last year to a collection owned by the
Qatari Royal family.
“I wanted to create a single expanse of harmonious colour. Something that is related to the way the fields of blossom burst into life here in late January and fill your view. This sets the scene for the whole series,” said Patté.
DROPLET PAINTINGS
Max’s exploration of visual glitches inspires the Droplet series.
An image fails to load in an app and is broken down into its base colour components, lacking the detail of the original image rendering the content illegible. By exploring the digital world and how we now consume images through apps and social media, Max has taken this concept and manifested physical works in the studio using the technology at his fingertips. The result is a visual sculpture comprised of a multitude of colours, each one resting in a perfectly spherical mass.
At first sight, the droplets could be mistaken as being one-dimensional circles. Still, the negative space between the artwork and frame cast shadows that draw us closer, and it is then that the work reveals its spherical qualities. Light from one domed droplet bounces off and merges with its neighbour creating new shades unique to each combination.
Reminiscent of raindrops on a window, the suspended motion of the droplets create distinct and visually playful experiences.