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Andy Patton
Text Paintings 2005 - present
Introduction
Continuous Elegy
Splendours of the Imperial Capital
Written in Exile
A Cottage at Year's End
Ghost Sutra
Lotus Sutra
Dissent
The Declining Year in Hangzhou
Leaves
Temple Ruins Park
Loyal Grasses
Mistaken
In Vain Coloured Oriole
Centuries Part
Vast Gobi Desert
A Dragon
One Life
In Time of War
Of Human Breath
Works 1978 - 2005
Light Boxes
Posters
Paintings on Canvas
Paintings in Architecture
Selected Writings
About
Andy Patton
Text Paintings 2005 - present
Introduction
Continuous Elegy
Splendours of the Imperial Capital
Written in Exile
A Cottage at Year's End
Ghost Sutra
Lotus Sutra
Dissent
The Declining Year in Hangzhou
Leaves
Temple Ruins Park
Loyal Grasses
Mistaken
In Vain Coloured Oriole
Centuries Part
Vast Gobi Desert
A Dragon
One Life
In Time of War
Of Human Breath
Works 1978 - 2005
Light Boxes
Posters
Paintings on Canvas
Paintings in Architecture
Selected Writings
About
Folder: Text Paintings 2005 - present
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Introduction
Continuous Elegy
Splendours of the Imperial Capital
Written in Exile
A Cottage at Year's End
Ghost Sutra
Lotus Sutra
Dissent
The Declining Year in Hangzhou
Leaves
Temple Ruins Park
Loyal Grasses
Mistaken
In Vain Coloured Oriole
Centuries Part
Vast Gobi Desert
A Dragon
One Life
In Time of War
Of Human Breath
Folder: Works 1978 - 2005
Back
Light Boxes
Posters
Paintings on Canvas
Paintings in Architecture
Selected Writings
About
The Distance, 1981, 56” x 42”, oil on canvas, Private Collection

The Distance, 1981, 56” x 42”, oil on canvas, Private Collection

The Invention of Privacy, 1982, 60” x 84”, oil on canvas

The Invention of Privacy, 1982, 60” x 84”, oil on canvas

Comfort, 1983, 60” x 96”, oil on canvas.  Collection of the University of Lethbridge

Comfort, 1983, 60” x 96”, oil on canvas. Collection of the University of Lethbridge

Those who have ears to see, or eyes to hear, 1983, 54” x 48”, oil on canvas. Collection of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston.

Those who have ears to see, or eyes to hear, 1983, 54” x 48”, oil on canvas. Collection of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston.

The Architecture of Privacy, 1983, 60” x 96”, oil on canvas. Collection of The Art Museum at the University of Toronto

The Architecture of Privacy, 1983, 60” x 96”, oil on canvas. Collection of The Art Museum at the University of Toronto

And Looking Out, 1983, 60” x 84”, oil on canvas

And Looking Out, 1983, 60” x 84”, oil on canvas

Sight, 1984, 60” tall x 120” wide. oil on canvas.

Sight, 1984, 60” tall x 120” wide. oil on canvas.

The Statues 1984, 60” x 96”, oil on canvas. Collection of The Art Gallery of Ontario

The Statues 1984, 60” x 96”, oil on canvas. Collection of The Art Gallery of Ontario

I never dream about anyone, 1985, 36” x 108”, oil on canvas. Collection of The Art Gallery of Ontario

I never dream about anyone, 1985, 36” x 108”, oil on canvas. Collection of The Art Gallery of Ontario

A Picture of the Surf Rolls in 1985, 60” x 108”, oil on canvas. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada

A Picture of the Surf Rolls in 1985, 60” x 108”, oil on canvas. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada

Voice, 1985, 60” tall x 120” wide. oil on canvas. Private Collection, Switzerland

Voice, 1985, 60” tall x 120” wide. oil on canvas. Private Collection, Switzerland

With One Hand Set Against the Other,1985, 54” x 48”, oil on canvas

With One Hand Set Against the Other,1985, 54” x 48”, oil on canvas

The Flavour of Green Tea with Rice, 1986, 78” x 108”, oil on canvas. Private Collection

The Flavour of Green Tea with Rice, 1986, 78” x 108”, oil on canvas. Private Collection

Before the Revolution, 1986, 48” x 60”, oil on canvas. Private Collection

Before the Revolution, 1986, 48” x 60”, oil on canvas. Private Collection

Projection in their Time, 1986, 78” x 108”, oil on canvas.
Collection of Global Affairs Canada.

Projection in their Time, 1986, 78” x 108”, oil on canvas. Collection of Global Affairs Canada.

A Tale of Floating Weeds, 1987, 60” x 60”, oil and etching ink on canvas

A Tale of Floating Weeds, 1987, 60” x 60”, oil and etching ink on canvas

White Threads of the Waterfall, 1987, 78” tall x 108” wide. Oil and etching ink on canvas.  Collection of Museum London.

For a few years, I painted the same image over and over, the weave of canvas enormously magnified. I thought of it as a net to c

White Threads of the Waterfall, 1987, 78” tall x 108” wide. Oil and etching ink on canvas. Collection of Museum London. For a few years, I painted the same image over and over, the weave of canvas enormously magnified. I thought of it as a net to catch mortality in. Museum London has two of them, White Threads of the Waterfall and There was a Father. (The titles are taken from Japanese films) Robert McKaskell once did an exhibition at Museum London in which one painting was featured. He switched it for the other halfway through the exhibition, knowing that no-one would notice.

There was a Father, 1988, 78” tall x 108” wide. Oil and etching ink on canvas.  Collection of Museum London.

There was a Father, 1988, 78” tall x 108” wide. Oil and etching ink on canvas. Collection of Museum London.

A Flower on the Cliff’s Edge, 1989, 72” tall x 108” wide. oil on canvas.

A Flower on the Cliff’s Edge, 1989, 72” tall x 108” wide. oil on canvas.

Red Glow of Sunset, 1990, 78” tall x 60” wide. acrylic on canvas.

Red Glow of Sunset, 1990, 78” tall x 60” wide. acrylic on canvas.

Fading Painting, 1998, 24” tall x 20” wide. oil on canvas. Private Collection

Fading Painting, 1998, 24” tall x 20” wide. oil on canvas. Private Collection

Blue-Grey Receding Painting, 1998, 18” tall x 24” wide. oil on canvas.

Blue-Grey Receding Painting, 1998, 18” tall x 24” wide. oil on canvas.

Golden Fading Painting, 1999, 24” tall x 20” wide. oil on canvas.

Golden Fading Painting, 1999, 24” tall x 20” wide. oil on canvas.

Perpectival Fade, 2000, 20” tall x 24” wide. Oil on canvas.

Perpectival Fade, 2000, 20” tall x 24” wide. Oil on canvas.

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