Description
A self-taught artist, Patrice Guellec, known as ‘Pat’, has chosen to develop his practice outside academic frameworks in order to preserve the freedom and instinct that guide his artistic expression. The sea, which has been a constant presence in his daily life since childhood, inspires all his work.
He first turned to painting, using a palette knife and acrylics to convey what words cannot express.
The palette knife allows for a free and direct style, capable of capturing the raw energy of the maritime world. Acrylic creates depths and vibrations that evoke the life of the ocean.
Pollution is also a theme in his work; he feels it is essential to raise public awareness of the suffering the sea endures as a result of our waste. Painting thus becomes a sensitive means of illustrating this.
The sculpture extends this exploration. It incorporates pieces worn down by labour, marked by the harshness of fishing gear. By giving them a new form, he contributes to the recycling of these materials and offers them a second artistic life.
Organised by the TREFFIAG’ARTS association.
