Charlie Oscar Patterson - 'Late Night Karaoke'

Late Night Karaoke

Charlie Oscar Patterson Duran | Mashaal Gallery

Late Night Karaoke

‘Late Night Karaoke’ is a body of work that came to Patterson in the throws of early parenthood.

Up in the pre-dawn hours of morning and singing to soothe his son, Patterson began to visualise a new series of paintings which draw upon the colourful sounds of playful songs and the primary boldness of youth.

While colour is one of Patterson’s foremost visual markers, each artwork plays a “sound” through rhythmic intervention, and their movement through time is captured by the shifting light. In Patterson’s work, light becomes a conduit, a vehicle for transporting colour from the smooth surface of the object to our discerning eye. His deep fascination with colour is first and foremost an exploration of light since light is colour. Building up many layers of dense oil paint, Patterson cleverly focuses on the use of a single colour tone to emphasize the work’s surface as well as its highlights and shadow - the canvas brought to life as you move around the artwork and the light changes. This focused combination of colour and shape speaks to his concern with emphasizing the physical presence

of the artwork itself, rather than an expression of the artist’s voice – his monochrome pieces are a great example of this.

In Patterson’s work light completes the artwork and at the same time transforms it. One can better understand Patterson’s practice by perceiving light more like sound. In the same way you make an instrument to produce a specific sound, Patterson’s artworks are instruments that play the light.

Describing his artistic process, Patterson reflects that, “building the frame is like writing the score and painting is like playing for the first time.” Like the keys of a piano, the three-dimensional extensions of the canvas act as tools for Patterson to play with light, offering infinite possibilities and variations of shadow and tonality. Composing his artworks like a musical score, Patterson’s architectures become instruments that can be heard playing solid rhythms of colour to the beat of light and shadow. Patterson’s work is experiential. Through his gesture the work becomes an object, an installation – it acquires a certain presence that involves the spectator as they share the same space.

We All Stand Together 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 143cm × 63cm × 12cm 56” × 24.4” × 5” – £ 4,550.00 CAN$ 7,600.00

Walk On By 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 143cm × 63cm × 12cm 56” × 24.4” × 5” – £ 4,550.00 CAN$ 7,600.00

Time Is Now 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 143cm × 63cm × 12cm 56” × 24.4” × 5” – £ 4,550.00 CAN$ 7,600.00

Ordinary World 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 143cm × 63cm × 12cm 56” × 24.4” × 5” – £ 4,550.00 CAN$ 7,600.00

How Far I’ll Go 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 143cm × 63cm × 12cm 56” × 24.4” × 5” – £ 4,550.00 CAN$ 7,600.00

Will You Go To Sleep Before I Do 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 163cm × 133cm × 12cm 64” × 52” × 5” – £ 6,700.00 CAN$ 11,200.00

You’re Welcome 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 183cm × 183cm × 12cm 64” × 64” × 5” – £ 8,500.00 CAN$ 14,300.00

Everybody Wants To Be A Cat 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 103cm × 103cm × 12cm 40” × 40” × 5” – £ 4,550.00 CAN$ 7,600.00

House Of The Rising Sun 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 103cm × 83cm × 12cm 40” × 32.5” × 5” – £ 4,100.00 CAN$ 6,900.00

Jesus To A Child 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 103cm × 83cm × 12cm 40” × 32.5” × 5” – £ 4,100.00 CAN$ 6,900.00

Colours Of The Wind 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 103cm × 83cm × 12cm 40” × 32.5” × 5” – £ 4,100.00 CAN$ 6,900.00

Un Poco Loco 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 103cm × 83cm × 12cm 40” × 32.5” × 5” – £ 4,100.00 CAN$ 6,900.00

Golden Brown 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 103cm × 83cm × 12cm 40” × 32.5” × 5” – £ 4,100.00 CAN$ 6,900.00

Kiss From A Rose 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 103cm × 93cm × 12cm 40” × 36.5” × 5” – £ 4,100.00 CAN$ 6,900.00

Love Is An Open Door 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 20cm × 16cm × 5cm 7.8” × 6.3” × 2“ – £ 750.00 CAN$ 1,300.00

Can You Feel The Love Tonight 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 20cm × 16cm × 5cm 7.8” × 6.3” × 2“ – £ 750.00 CAN$ 1,300.00

Holding Back The Years 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 20cm × 16cm × 5cm 7.8” × 6.3” × 2“ – £ 750.00 CAN$ 1,300.00

Seven Days In Sunny June 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 20cm × 16cm × 5cm 7.8” × 6.3” × 2“ – £ 750.00 CAN$ 1,300.00

All In The Golden Afternoon 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 20cm × 16cm × 5cm 7.8” × 6.3” × 2“ – £ 750.00 CAN$ 1,300.00

Virtual Insanity 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 20cm × 16cm × 5cm 7.8” × 6.3” × 2“ – £ 750.00 CAN$ 1,300.00

Headlock 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 20cm × 16cm × 5cm 7.8” × 6.3” × 2“ – £ 750.00 CAN$ 1,300.00

You’ll Be In My Heart 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 20cm × 16cm × 5cm 7.8” × 6.3” × 2“ – £ 750.00 CAN$ 1,300.00

Into The Unknown 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 20cm × 16cm × 5cm 7.8” × 6.3” × 2“ – £ 750.00 CAN$ 1,300.00

Let It Go 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas 20cm × 16cm × 5cm 7.8” × 6.3” × 2“ – £ 750.00 CAN$ 1,300.00

Duran | Mashaal – 1300 Sherbrooke St W Suite 102B, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1H9, Canada +1 514-379-1185 Sarah Mashaal sarah@duranmashaalgallery.com Andres Duran andres@duranmashaalgallery.com duranmashaalgallery.com