Embodying the renewal of the Canadian art scene, Graeme Patterson is a self-taught artist specializing in frame-by-frame animation, using mainly miniature characters. In recent years, he has focused on the construction of large installations integrating animation, video, sculptural models, robotics, sound, music, interactive elements and performances. Graeme's inspiration comes from the desire to develop an alternative reality that stimulates reflexive engagement with universal themes of nostalgia, loss and recovery.
At Chromatic, Graeme Patterson will present his background and explain his artistic creation process.
Graeme Patterson (born in 1980, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 2002, and now lives in Sackville, New Brunswick. Initially self-taught in his development of stop-action animation using mostly miniature figures, in recent years he has focused on the construction of large installations that integrate animation, video, sculptural models, robotics, sound, music, interactive elements, and performance. Graeme's inspiration comes from a desire to develop an alternate reality that stimulates reflective engagement with universal themes of longing, loss and recovery. His work has been exhibited and screened internationally, including national solo tours of Woodrow and Secret Citadel and shows at the National Gallery of Canada, MASS MoCA, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, and Galerie de l'UQAM. His recent accomplishments include the 2012 Canada Council for the Arts Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award (media arts), finalist for the 2010 Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Masterworks Arts Award, and Atlantic finalist for the 2014 and 2009 Sobey Art Award. Graeme Patterson is represented in Canada by Galerie 3.