Kerlin Gallery is excited to present the first solo exhibition in Ireland by Justin Fitzpatrick.
Justin Fitzpatrick works with painting, sculpture, text and, most recently, video to explore human consciousness through the prism of biology. He presents us with elaborate and fantastical paintings of mysterious figures and mutating forms; sinewy lines evoke art nouveau detailing, fused with gothic and macabre elements. Much of his work contains figurative elements transformed into static, infrastructural ones: the bodies of men become mechanical, forming spaces to inhabit or transit upon. Highly stylised musculoskeletal structures seem visible through the skin, while ornate, vegetal forms and insects link his subjects to the earth, or point towards the interconnectedness of different species. Fitzpatrick’s work is informed by the science around cellular structures (in particular, mitochondria), metaphysical poetry, mythologies, and an array of archetypal figures, often viewed through a lens of class and sexuality.
Born in Dublin and currently based in France, Fitzpatrick has exhibited widely internationally, including recent solo shows at La Ferme du Buisson, Noisiel, Paris (2024); Seventeen Gallery, London; Margot Samel, New York (both 2023); Sultana, Paris and The Tetley, Leeds (both 2022).
Artist Talk | Dublin Gallery Weekend
On Friday 8 November, for Dublin Gallery Weekend, Fitzpatrick will appear in conversation with Thomas Conchou, Artistic Director of La Ferme Du Buisson, Paris.