Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
January 2015
rtistBentleysaysabouthisartisticprocess,Iworkattheintersectionoftwomediumspaintanddigital.Theworks
arecomplementary;thedigitalworkisbornfromthepaintings.Thepaintingsarethevisualrepresentationofmindand
theNoise,anaestheticbornoutoftheconflictbetweenthetwodiametricallyopposedforcesexpressedthroughcolor,
textureandmovement.
HisGlitchpaintingshaveaninnerpulselikeStravinskysSacreDuPrintempswithhiswishistoopenoureyesand
sensestotheworldaroundusandjoinhiminbringingaboutpeacefulchange.Theonlyconfrontationisdonebyhispallet
knifeandpigmentsasheattackshiscanvases.
Bentleysmethodisdifferent,butKandinskysinfluenceisclearlywitnessedinhislyricalapproachtocompositionandin
hisspectrumofcolors.Camusrationalehelpscreatehisassembledorder.
Born1981inLubbock,Texas,PadrickBentleysays,Eachpaintingisanexperientialdevelopment,thereisnogoalattheoutset,
eachpieceuniquelyevolvesoverthecourseofseveralmonthsaslayerdriesuponlayer,squareandlineoversquareandline,andthe
colorsandtexturesdictatethesubsequentsteps,adeconstructed,pixelatedexperience.Beneathitall,accordingtotheartist,the
photoluminescentpigmentsfluoresceinthepresenceof365nmwavesoflightwhichgivethebackgroundofeachpieceitsownunique
lightonlyabletobeseenundertherightconditions.
AtfirstyoumightbeovercomewiththeintensityofeachworkasIdid,buthopefullyyouwillbeabsorbedbythe
beautyandthemessageswithin.Bentleysays,Thepaintingsaretheexpression/experienceoffindingpurposeandtruthinthe
digitalcircumstancesoftoday.Inmoredepth,hefurtherexpresses,Ifeelwerefacedwithanoverwhelmingamountofdatawe
mustconsumetostayrelevant,whetherthatbesociallyorintheworkplace.Weremanipulatedandhomogenizedbythisnecessityfor
consumptionandincreasinglyalienatedfromourselves.Thereisadistancingeffectonourhumanityaswemoreandmoreexperience
"Purple", 36x48 inches, by Padrick Bentley, (USA b. 1981) oil and photoluminescent pigments on canvas.
lifedigitally.
"Yellow", 20 x 24 inches, by Padrick Bentley, (USA b. 1981) oil and photoluminescent pigments on canvas.
foundnothingtobepassivebecauseIcouldimmenselytellthateachworkwascreatedoutofpassion;thuslyasI
did,towitnesshisworksinpersonwasanemotionalexperience,oneviewerswillalsofindthemselvesinaseaof
profoundness.
Ifyouarefortunateenoughtohaveoneofhisworksgracingthewallsinyourspecialworlds,Icanguaranteethe
environmentofthatplacewillbechangedbecauseeachpaintingandGIFvideoisharnessedenergy.
YouareinvitedtoattendtheArtistsReceptiononThursday,February5,2015from6:00to9:00pmattheMDArtStudio
at7952WestThirdStreetinLosAngeles,California.TheexhibitionofficiallyopenstothepubliconFriday,February6and
staysonviewthroughMarch1,2015.
CometakeajourneywithmeintoArtistBentleysreconstructedworldsthathedeconstructsandgivesthemneworder.I
takemuchprideinthecuratingofthisuniqueperspectiveandnewdimensionsintheVisualArts.
Formoreinformationandinsightoftheartist,seewww.padrickbentley.com.
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