Patrick Cush
Born 1970, Wellington. Wellington High School 1984-87/1991-2.
Quay School of the Arts, Wanganui, 1997-2000. Lives in Whanganui.
“The only idea is to make a rich and satisfying image from paint. For me, well- painted is when the paint is itself and is also something else. What I end up with are essentially abstracted Expressionist/Impressionist landscape paintings with a tendency towards the surreal."
White Paintings: “The idea behind these works in particular, and the reason I refer to them as my 'White Paintings', was to have areas of dense colour floating in or structured across a basically white or pale field. They are in response to the density of much of my work to that point: I wanted to introduce what one of my tutors once referred to as 'rest areas', as much for myself as for the viewer.”
Quay School of the Arts, Wanganui, 1997-2000. Lives in Whanganui.
“The only idea is to make a rich and satisfying image from paint. For me, well- painted is when the paint is itself and is also something else. What I end up with are essentially abstracted Expressionist/Impressionist landscape paintings with a tendency towards the surreal."
White Paintings: “The idea behind these works in particular, and the reason I refer to them as my 'White Paintings', was to have areas of dense colour floating in or structured across a basically white or pale field. They are in response to the density of much of my work to that point: I wanted to introduce what one of my tutors once referred to as 'rest areas', as much for myself as for the viewer.”
Gilberd Marriott Gallery exhibitions
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Patrick Cush - 'Altars, 2014', oil on board, 1135x1020mm
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Other selected Exhibitions, group:
'Distance and Proximity', Idiom Studio, Wellington, 2001
'Eye On the West Coast', Percy Thompson Gallery, Stratford, 2002
'Hot Invited Alumni', Quay School of the Arts Gallery, Wanganui, 2007
Upper Hutt Salon, Expressions Arts and Entertainment Centre, Upper Hutt, 2007/9
'Flux', Nel Fine Art, Wellington, 2007
Wanganui Arts Review, Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, '98, '99, '00, '02, '03, '04, '05, '07, '08
Pat Cush has had solo exhibitions at The Space, Wanganui, and at Aaron Laurence Gallery, Wellington.
'Distance and Proximity', Idiom Studio, Wellington, 2001
'Eye On the West Coast', Percy Thompson Gallery, Stratford, 2002
'Hot Invited Alumni', Quay School of the Arts Gallery, Wanganui, 2007
Upper Hutt Salon, Expressions Arts and Entertainment Centre, Upper Hutt, 2007/9
'Flux', Nel Fine Art, Wellington, 2007
Wanganui Arts Review, Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, '98, '99, '00, '02, '03, '04, '05, '07, '08
Pat Cush has had solo exhibitions at The Space, Wanganui, and at Aaron Laurence Gallery, Wellington.
