November 30 - February 8, 2020
The Divided Self presents a small selection of works from 25 years of art production. More group show than survey, the exhibit provides an insight into the evolution of an artist as seen through the works of art. The artist of 1994 is not the same artist of 2019 or for that fact 1995. Evolving interests, intent, skills, subjects of curiosity, technology and any number of other factors have continuously changed and influenced the artist—naturally reflected in individual and bodies of work. In short, the person of the moment creates the work.
Each work offers a unique biographical vignette. They might appear to be attributed to multiple individuals or personalities; yet subtle traits carry through and are evident under close scrutiny. A common visual language emerges. Similar to viewing one’s life, the whole is a compilation of individual and seemingly unrelated experiences strung together with inherent and immutable tendencies.
Patrick Kelly works in a variety of mediums such as painting, sculpture, drawing, and digital. His current work can be summed up succinctly—“My primary goals in making art are actualizing that which has never existed while considering and re-presenting that which is often disregarded or overlooked.”
Opening: November 30, 2019 | 6–9 pm
2521 Mechanic St
Galveston, 77550 TX
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