Patrick Altes 'A Walk On The Bridge'

PATRICK ALTES ‘A Walk On The Bridge’

Altes is a visual artist of French and Spanish origin, currently based in the UK. Born in Algeria shortly before it became independent, the young artist found himself as part of an exodus towards France.

As a result his art now explores ideas of identity fragmented, making connections between written histories and how we construct ourselves accordingly.

Drawing on his own experiences of diaspora and the difficult circumstances associated with it, Altes’ work explores the uncomfortable notion of birthright, and our shifting and ambivalent attitudes about belonging, dispossession and migration. These themes are often told through biblical imagery- such as the exile from the Garden of Eden, the captivity in Egypt or the parting of the Red Sea. These narrative metaphors form the basis for a new reality that can liberate us from the past.

Following the science of genetic mapping is a way in which we may reveal to ourselves the imprint of our evolutionary nomadism - it creates an internal atlas, which is beyond control, regulation and censorship.

Whilst the ties that bind us to place may have long been severed, we can still romanticise, idealise and fear the loss of a sense of belonging there.

Civilisational Flux Digital print on HahnemĂźhle paper Edition of seven 120 x 90 cm, 2015

Melting Pot Digital print on HahnemĂźhle paper Edition of seven 110 x 200 cm, 2019

Pop Arabesque Digital print on HahnemĂźhle paper Edition of seven 110 x 200 cm, 2019

Transcultural Influences Digital print on HahnemĂźhle paper Edition of seven 120 x 90 cm, 2016

Ultimate Meditation Digital print on HahnemĂźhle paper Edition of seven 110 x 200 cm, 2017

We Live in Uncertain Times Digital print on HahnemĂźhle paper, edition of seven 60 x 90 cm, 2016

Empire And Intolerance Digital print on HahnemĂźhle paper Edition of seven 90 x 160 cm, 2015

London’s Burning 1 Digital print on Hahnemßhle paper, edition of seven 59 x 84 cm, 2011

London’s Burning 2 Digital print on Hahnemßhle paper, edition of seven 59 x 84 cm, 2011

London’s Burning 3 Digital print on Hahnemßhle paper, edition of seven 59 x 84 cm, 2011

I Must Not Break the Law 1 Mixed media and collage on canvas 121 x 91 cm, 2011

I Must Not Break the Law 2 Mixed media and collage on canvas 121 x 91 cm, 2011

I Must Not Break the Law 3 Mixed media and collage on canvas 121 x 91 cm, 2019

Entre Ciel et Terre (Between Heaven and Earth) Mixed media and collage on canvas 150 x 130 cm, 2018

Tolerance Is A Choice Mixed media and collage on canvas 150 x 130 cm, 2019

Fabulous Gardens of England 1 Mixed media on canvas 150 x 130 cm, 2019

Fabulous Gardens of England 2 Mixed media on canvas 121 x 91 cm, 2019

Fabulous Gardens of England 3 Mixed media on canvas 121 x 91 cm, 2019

Gondwana Mixed media and collage on canvas 150 x 130 cm, 2016

L’Amour Fou 1 Digital print on Hahnemühle paper Edition of seven 60 x 40 cm, 2016

L’Amour Fou 2 Digital print on Hahnemühle paper Edition of seven 80 x 60 cm, 2019

L’Amour Fou 3 Digital print on Hahnemühle paper Edition of seven 80 x 60 cm, 2018

The Bridge Mixed media and collage on canvas 60 x 80 cm, 2015

Symbol of our Dreams Mixed media and collage on canvas 150 x 130 cm, 2019

El Ultimo Suspiro Del Moro Mixed media and collage on canvas 150 x 130 cm, 2015

Entente Cordiale Mixed media and collage on canvas 200 x 150cm, 2015

Etat de Fait 1 Mixed media and collage on canvas 100 x 80cm, 2015

Etat de Fait 2 Mixed media and collage on canvas 100 x 80cm, 2015

Etat de Fait 3 Mixed media and collage on canvas 100 x 80cm, 2015

Etat de Fait 4 Mixed media and collage on canvas 100 x 80cm, 2015

Etat de Fait Mixed media and collage on canvas 150 x 130cm, 2015

Idyllia Rising Mixed media and collage on canvas 120 x 100cm, 2015

Juvenilia Mixed media and collage on canvas 150 x 130cm, 2015

Orientalism Mixed media and collage on canvas 150 x 130cm, 2015

Les Riches Heures Digital print on HahnemĂźhle paper, edition of seven 110 x 200 cm, 2015

We The People Mixed media and collage on canvas, 73 x 91 cm, 2019

Revolution In The Air Digital print on HahnemĂźhle paper, edition of ten 72 x 135 cm, 2013

Mare Nostrum Digital print on HahnemĂźhle paper Edition of ten 80 x 60cm, 2013

It’s Like Straddling Different Worlds Mixed media on canvas 200 x 150 cm

Land Of Conflict Mixed media and collage on canvas 150 x 130 cm

Casus Belli Mixed media and collage on paper 150 x 130 cm

Land Of Turmoil Mixed media and collage on paper 150 x 130 cm

Hanging Gardens Of Babylon I Mixed media on canvas 150 x 130 cm

Prometheus Bound Mixed media on canvas 120 x 80 cm

Constructive Fight Mixed media and collage on canvas 91 x 73 cm

Universal Bodies Mixed media on canvas 160 x 120 cm

The Latest Selected Exhibitions 2020 IdEntiTy, group show curated by ArtBridge and Art MooreHouse, Moore House, London 2020 “Legacy”, 3D virtual exhibition with Janet Rady 2020 London Art Fair, Islington. With Janet Rady Fine Art. 2019 “Tolerance”, solo show curated by Janet Rady, with the support of the Arts Council England, Gerald Moore Gallery, Mottingham, London 2019 Drawing Life, group show, Lewes Depot, Lewes 2019 “Migration”, solo show, A Wave of Dreams Arts Lab, St Leonards-on-Sea 2019 “A Wave of Dreams”, group show A Wave of Dreams Arts Lab, St Leonards-on-Sea 2018 The Singularity of Peace, The Forgotten Heroes 1419. Manbré Warf. Hammersmith, London 2018 Summer Show, Gallery of African Art (GAFRA), Mayfair, London 2018 Migration, Two-artist show with Ronald Muchatuta, Gallery of African Art (GAFRA), Mayfair, London 2018 Beyond Bridges, Group Show, Caravan peace-building exhibition, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

2018 Group show, Janet Rady curating for Wet Paint Gallery, London 2017 Oran 4th Biennale of Contemporary Art, Museum of Modern Arts of Oran (MAMO), Algeria.

2016 Africa, my Africa, Exhibition with Lahd Gallery at GAFRA (Gallery of African Art), London 2016 Art16, London Global Art Fair, with Lahd Gallery, London 2016 The Bridge, Group Show, Caravan peace-building exhibition, Chicago 2015 7th International Festival of Contemporary Arts (FIAC), Museum of Modern and Contemporary Arts of Algiers (MAMA), Algeria 2015 The Bridge, Group Show, Caravan peace-building exhibition, New York 2015 Art Bahrain Art Fair, with Janet Rady Gallery, Bahrain.

2015 Algerianism 1, Nour Festival, co-curator and exhibited artist, London.

2015 The Bridge, Group Show, Caravan peace-building exhibition, Metz, France 2015 Frayed Ideologies, Hay Hill Gallery, London 2015 The Bridge, Group Show, Caravan peace-building exhibition, St-Martin-in-the-Fields, London 2015 Summer show, Uusitalo Gallery, Inkoo, Finland 2015 The Bridge, Group Show, Caravan peace-building exhibition, Westown Hub’s gallery, Cairo, Egypt 2015 The Bridge, Group show, Caravan peace-building exhibition, St Germain-des-Prés, Paris.

2015 Group show, Hay Hill Gallery, London.

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