Despard Gallery is very excited to be hosting Made Of Broken Pieces, solo exhibition by established contemporary Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall.
With a practice spanning four decades, Hall has established an international reputation for his intricate and thought-provoking sculptural works. Characteristic to Hall’s work is an interdisciplinary approach, which stems from studying both printmaking and furniture design at university. This process continues to distinguish Hall from other contemporary artists and furniture makers, with a seamless capacity to combine contrasting disciplines into each work. In doing so, Hall has developed a unique style that retains the essence of the applied arts, with works that are either interactive, functional or even both, along with the thought-provoking depth of contemporary sculpture, incorporating lighting, audio recordings, kinetic elements, found materials together with poetic verse. Making up this remarkable exhibition, his first locally in over eight years, Hall will be presenting a new series of significant wall and floor-based sculptures alongside framed works on paper, all rich in storytelling that capture a sense of curiosity and wonder.
ARTIST INTERVIEW
Despard Gallery is pleased to present the latest video in our Artist Interview Series featuring contemporary Tasmanian sculptor Patrick Hall. Listen to Patrick discuss the concepts that underpin his practice and how drawing from personal narratives has helped his work tackle significant and universal topics. Patrick also reflects on how a craft based approach, by working slowly and methodically with materials, can help unlock their stories and inherent characteristics.
Curious narratives underpin many aspects of Hall’s practice, integrating autobiographical stories with personal reflections and contemporary parables, often ruminating on memory, subjective experience, the passing of time and an erosion of belief. Themes specific to this new body of work include personal reflections on the absent presence of his father, who was a decorated war hero, yet carried the trauma of these wartime experiences, reliving them on a daily basis. Using found photographs, cracked pieces of glass and hand cut paper, Hall’s artworks retell how such stories are handed down as generational memories. These once broken elements, become crucial components, that are remade by Hall to guide us to through the emotional journey of stories being told. As such, stories and everyday objects become transformed by Hall into symbols of both the momentous and the familiar.
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DIGITAL PUBLICATION
EXHIBITION IMAGES
* Text from each artwork is available to read via the digital exhibition publication.
Made Of Broken Pieces
#1 PATRICK HALL Made Of Broken Pieces Made Of Broken Pieces [detail] 2021 plywood, glass, mirror, Tas oak 137.5 x 103 x 50 cm SOLD
#1 PATRICK HALL Made Of Broken Pieces Made Of Broken Pieces 2021 plywood, glass, mirror, Tas oak 137.5 x 103 x 50 cm SOLD
#1 PATRICK HALL Made Of Broken Pieces Made Of Broken Pieces 2021 plywood, glass, mirror, Tas oak 137.5 x 103 x 50 cm SOLD
Forgotten Orders
#2 PATRICK HALL Forgotten Orders 2021 collected bones, aluminium, plywood, glass, thread, feathers 87 x 60.5 x 102.5 cm POA
#2 PATRICK HALL Forgotten Orders 2021 collected bones, aluminium, plywood, glass, thread, feathers 87 x 60.5 x 102.5 cm POA
#2 PATRICK HALL Forgotten Orders [detail] 2021 collected bones, aluminium, plywood, glass, thread, feathers 87 x 60.5 x 102.5 cm
#2 PATRICK HALL Forgotten Orders [detail] 2021 collected bones, aluminium, plywood, glass, thread, feathers 87 x 60.5 x 102.5 cm
Of Fallen Angels
#3 PATRICK HALL Of Fallen Angels 2020 plywood, glass, collected bones, drafting film, LEDs, electric motors 40 x 120 x 14.5 cm SOLD
PATRICK HALL Of Fallen Angels 2020 plywood, glass, collected bones, drafting film, LEDs, electric motors 40 x 120 x 14.5 cm SOLD
The Torn Whole
#4 PATRICK HALL The Torn Whole 2020 plywood, glass, graphite on drafting film, LEDs, electric motors 40 x 120 x 14 cm $25,750.00
#4 PATRICK HALL The Torn Whole [detail] 2020 plywood, glass, graphite on drafting film, LEDs, electric motors 40 x 120 x 14 cm $25,750.00
Wall Pieces
#15 PATRICK HALL Ripples 2021 mirror, LED lighting, plywood, enamel paint 25 x 54 x 8 cm SOLD
#13 PATRICK HALL On My Fathers Side 2021 mirror, LED lighting, plywood, enamel paint 76 x 61 x 5 cm SOLD
#17 PATRICK HALL Boy 2021 plywood, glass, mirror, LED lighting, enamel paint 60.5 x 30.5 x 12.5 cm SOLD
#14 PATRICK HALL The Naming Of The Parts 2021 mirror, LED lighting, plywood, enamel paint 60.5 x 40.5 x 13 cm SOLD
#16 PATRICK HALL Felled 2021 plywood, glass, acrylic paint, found organic material 36 x 96 x 9 cm SOLD
If They Should Accidentally Fall
#5 PATRICK HALL Little Hammers, 2018-19, spirit bottle, recycled guitar strings, piano keys, LED lighting, glass, plywood, 120 h x 60 w x 11d cm $26,750.00
#6 PATRICK HALL The Eye of the Needle, 2019, spirit bottles, LED lighting, collected lace, glass, plywood, 120 x 60 x 11 cm SOLD
#7 PATRICK HALL The Bare Witness 2019 spirit bottles, LED lighting, 16mm film, magnifying lenses, threaded rod and hardware, glass, plywood 120 x 60 x 11 cm $26,750.00
#7 PATRICK HALL The Torch Song 2019 spirit bottle, LED lighting, collected feathers, glass, plywood 120 x 60 x 11 cm $26,750.00
#9 PATRICK HALL The Right of Arms 2019 spirit bottle, LED lighting, mixed media, glass, plywood 120 x 60 x 11 cm $26,750.00
#10 PATRICK HALL If They Should Accidentally Fall - Sounds Shelf 2019 collected spirit bottles, sequenced LED lighting, mp3 players, speakers, speaker cable, stainless steel, plywood, 120 x 120 x 15 cm $9,950.00
#10 - #11 PATRICK HALL If They Should Accidentally Fall - Sounds Shelf 2019 collected spirit bottles, sequenced LED lighting, mp3 players, speakers, speaker cable, stainless steel, plywood, 120 x 120 x 15 cm $9,950.00
The Promised Land
#18 PATRICK HALL The Promised Land 2021 thread, paper, ink 52 x 96 x 2 cm SOLD
#18 PATRICK HALL The Promised Land [detail] 2021 thread, paper, ink 52 x 96 x 2 cm SOLD
#18 PATRICK HALL The Promised Land [detail] 2021 thread, paper, ink 52 x 96 x 2 cm SOLD
Opposing Forces
#19 PATRICK HALL Opposing Forces 2021 thread, paper, ink 21.5 x 28 x 2 cm SOLD
#19 PATRICK HALL Opposing Forces [detail] 2021 thread, paper, ink 21.5 x 28 x 2 cm SOLD
Fade
#20 PATRICK HALL The Lightness Of Clouds [Fade Series] 2021 hand cut paper 75 x 45 cm SOLD
#21 PATRICK HALL Dreadnaught [Fade Series] 2021 hand cut paper 75 x 45 cm SOLD
#22 PATRICK HALL Bitter Reign [Fade Series] 2021 hand cut paper 75 x 45 cm SOLD
#23 PATRICK HALL Dots And Dashes [Fade Series] 2021 hand cut paper 75 x 45 cm SOLD
#24 PATRICK HALL Between Us and Them [Fade Series] 2021 hand cut paper 75 x 45 cm SOLD
VIRTUAL VIEWING ROOM
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