Frantz Patrick Henry
Patrick F. Henry's work is driven by a desire to understand the materials that serve as interlocutors, informing him about the world, himself and his technical and conceptual capabilities. He uses lyrical form in both sculpture and painting to access a state of consciousness and capture the changes taking place within himself. The construction materials used to rebuild anything that crumbles are used as a metaphor for a state of becoming.
Iconographically, Patrick F. Henry reinterprets certain mythical and social stories by hybridizing his own history with that of the protagonists. He often uses excessive colouring, zooming, cropping and changes of scale to integrate these stories into a personal mythology. Everyday objects are often appropriated and diverted from their original function. The works thus take the form of a site, inviting viewers to approach the work from a geographical and social angle. With this technical and conceptual background, Patrick Henry uses sculpture and painting to pursue the reinvention and relationship of paradoxical conditions that enable permanence and renewal of being.
Biography
Patrick F. Henry is a multidisciplinary artist of Haitian origin who has lived in Montreal since 2011. He graduated from the Université du Québec à Montréal in 2019. He completed his master's degree in sculpture at Yale University School of Art, and received the McAbbie Foundation Grant for Excellence in Sculpture from the School of Visual and Media Arts (UQAM) for his installation entitled “Je suis nouveau ici” (2020), the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Recent exhibitions
| 2024 | Pulse, Graduation exhibition, Yale school of Art Gallery, Connecticut, USA |
| 2021 | Rogner les murs, solo exhibition, Art Souterrain, Montreal, CA |
| 2020 | McAbbie Foundation Grant for Excellence in Sculpture, UQAM School of Visual and Media Arts, Montreal, CA |
Origin
Montreal, Canada