Biography
Artist Patrick W Duffy was born 1984 in the coastal town of Blue Hill, Maine. He explores themes of space and time, describing his work as creative windows into the expanse. Patrick received his BFA from Pratt Institute in 2006, living and working in Brooklyn, NY for the next 18 years being part of a multitude of shows in New York, New England and Houston, TX. Publications include The New York Times, “Things to See in the Hudson Valley” for the exhibition “Intricate Realities” at the Catskill Arts Society in 2016, “Creating in Color” for Trouvé Magazine Volume 3 in 2015, and Contemporary Art Chronicles Vol 4 in 2023. Since 2019, Patrick has resided in Austin, Texas.
Statement
For the past few years I’ve been trying to create a dialogue between the imagination and removing limiting barriers of distance and various dimensions. I like to think of the canvas as a multi-layered window for exploration, seeking new concepts of time and the recurrence of the fact that we are always moving, always changing. Linear marks represent an acceleration of space and light being stretched. The element of stillness is present but develops into a sort of passage through space, exploring the complexity of the expanse. Sometimes, it's easy to forget that there is a vast and obscure world out there. Our imagination loves to be filled with an object. To grasp at anything that is too large for its capacity gives the sensation of being small, and that can have a big effect on the self.
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