Dwelling and dealing within the Clarence Valley area of New South Wales, Australia, artist Patrick Oates has been portray since earlier than he can bear in mind. By means of his portray apply, he interprets inside landscapes onto canvas, exploring themes of intergenerational trauma, queer id, and thought-provoking escapism. His present work takes an investigative method into the id of household figures he’s by no means met and locations he’s by no means been, mining the terrain of household folklore and growing a household portrait filled with strangers that he’s attending to know by way of the method of portray them.
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