Patrick Gorman: Bitter Tears

March 04 - March 26,2022

From Spellerberg Projects: "Spellerberg Projects is pleased to announce Bitter Tears by Patrick Gorman at Spellerberg Projects Main St. Gallery in Lockhart, TX. Patrick Gorman’s work highlights the facet of art-making that distinguishes the indistinguishable. By choosing an everyday object like tuna cans as a substrate, Gorman alerts the viewer to the changes that took place when transforming the can into something unique, individualizing one from many through embroidery, laser cutting, collage, and painting. Though it is easy to experience a sense of dread or emptiness when considering the scale of mass production and consumption, industrial society is not something that should be cowered away from. Gorman’s mixed media pieces demonstrate the importance of the artist’s role to interact with the material world, without fully condemning or praising it, by meeting the material halfway instead of retreating into a work habit of regression and blind traditionalism. Through Gorman’s attempt to ride the tide of modernity, instead of cowering from its various monstrosities, viewers can witness an object that is now exquisitely unique while simultaneously being aware of its past, and of what steps were taken to transform it from one of many to one of one. Patrick Gorman is a Texas based artist from Dallas. His work includes collage, assemblage, animation and portraiture. Originally a painter, Patrick began focusing on collage and assemblage in 2021. Over the past year Patrick’s collage work has evolved to include new materials including transparent plastic, dyed silk screen, and laser cut acrylic. Patrick received his BFA in painting from Texas State University with a minor in art history. He currently lives in San Marcos."

Reception: March 04, 2022 | 6-9 pm

Spellerberg Projects 103 S Main St
Lockhart, Texas 78644
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