“Ever since I began painting as a teenager, I have believed that art is defined by its ability to provoke a response – to provoke thought and emotions, and to appeal to the senses and imagination. That is the aim of my work.”
Blurring the lines between painting and photography IG: patrickwanisart
Australian Patrick Wanis has been creating a body of work for the past ten years that provokes conversation and stimulates the senses by exploring and challenging the connection between our emotions, biases, and basic desires for escape.
Beginning as a teenager painting with oils and inspired by the surrealists and impressionists, Wanis now paints digitally and with a camera. He creates colorful worlds that transport you into an experience where you interpret what you see, and where he often directly challenges your own beliefs and perspectives.
“I have lived by the ocean in 5 countries over the past 20 years, and thus my obsession with water reveals itself in the power of light, shadows and reflections, while my latest series of digital paintings reflect the intersection of technology, social media and the ‘cultural evolution and regression.’ My passion and experience in human behavior draws me to expose the intense emotions and biases of our world in a way that incites a response from the viewer while simultaneously exposing/satirizing the conflict of the absurdity and surrealism of our own lives.”
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