David Michael Patt

Artwork

Figures in clay and ink, 55 pieces in all. Nothing here was titled or dated; they are shown in the order they were catalogued.

A dark, roughly modelled torso mounted on a pale wall, its surface broken into hollows and ridges and tapering to a single leg.A small figure with a green-black patina, reclining with one arm folded behind her head and her legs drawn up.A framed wash painting on paper: a hunched brown figure bowed forward above its own spreading shadow.A red-brown clay figure kneeling and bent forward, arms wrapped around itself and its head lowered.The green-patinated reclining figure seen from the side, the raised knee catching the light.A black clay figure lying on its back, one arm curled beneath its head and one leg lifted.The same brown wash painting seen closer, the bowed figure dissolving into the stain beneath it.The green-patinated reclining figure photographed low and close, the near leg filling the foreground.The green figure seen from beyond her legs, the torso and head receding into soft focus.A black clay figure stretched out on its back in profile, one leg raised at the far end.A black reclining figure seen from above, one arm bent behind the head.A framed painting of overlapping red-brown bands crossing a pale blue ground.The green-patinated figure from above, her body turning in a long S-curve.The same green figure lit from the front, the patina turning blue along her legs.The red-brown band painting seen closer, the crossing strokes filling the whole sheet.A black reclining figure photographed straight on, the raised leg at the right.The black reclining figure lit from above, its surface glossy.The green figure seen from her feet, the shoulders furthest from the camera.A black clay figure reclining in profile against a white wall.A red-brown clay figure kneeling on a rough base, its back curved and its arms crossed at its chest.The kneeling clay figure from the side, the curve of its back running down to the base.A framed painting in blue-black wash: a seated figure with knees raised, brushed in broad wet strokes.An out-of-focus photograph of a blank wall. No artwork is visible in this frame.A dark, eroded torso on a wall, hollowed through at the chest and shoulders.The green-patinated reclining figure close up, her arm bent behind her head.A framed painting: a thick maroon form curling in on itself against cream paper.A dark clay torso with deep hollows at the eyes and chest, ending in one leg and a foot.A studio table crowded with unglazed terracotta pieces — heads, torsos and an embracing pair grouped together.The same studio table from another angle, paint tubes and brushes standing behind the clay figures.The curling maroon form photographed square to the sheet.The studio table seen wider, a dozen clay pieces gathered on grey paper.The curling maroon painting in a silver frame, propped against a wooden floor.A dark clay torso lying on a white surface, its hollows turned toward the light.Terracotta figures crowded on the studio table, a carved head standing among them.The studio group seen from the left, the shelves of the workroom behind.A black clay figure reclining on a sheet of paper, one leg lifted.The black reclining figure in profile under a hard light.The black reclining figure against a warm wall, seen slightly from below.A dark green reclining figure, arm behind her head, seen from above.The reclining figure photographed in black and white, one arm behind the head.The blue-black wash painting unframed: a seated figure, knees up, built from translucent layers.A black clay figure lying back with one leg lifted, photographed close.The green figure turned so the raised knee comes forward.The green-patinated reclining figure, the patina brightest across her torso.The black reclining figure, glossy, the raised leg at the right.The black reclining figure resting against a roll of paper, seen from the front.A framed painting in ochre wash: two figures pressed together, one head resting against the other.The ochre painting of the embracing pair seen closer, the brush marks open across the bodies.A red-brown clay figure kneeling, arms folded over its drawn-up knees.A dark clay torso against a pale pink wall, broken open at the chest.The kneeling clay figure from the front, its head bowed onto its arms.The kneeling clay figure against white, an opening showing through its folded arms.The green-patinated reclining figure on a white wall, seen from above.The kneeling clay figure, its arms circling an empty space at its centre.The kneeling clay figure from the side, its head lowered onto its folded arms.