(Leuven, Belgium, 1974)
Patrick Hamilton studied art at the Universidad de Chile. His work is characterized by a political interest that promotes the return of the social burden that abstractionism and conceptual art had at their time. With clear references to the 20th-century avant-gardes, the artist develops critiques in which the economy of visual language allows him to be incisive and forceful with his ideas.
The works belonging to his series Abrasive Paintings, for instance, are made with black, red, yellow or white-colored sandpaper, with which the artist makes geometric patterns, almost always rectangular, alluding to bricks. A design that first appears innocuous hides an aggressive materiality, in a way that contrasts the “coldness” and simplicity of rational design with a strong emotional base. More widely, Hamilton seeks to make connections between these sorts of clashes and the contexts of the countries to which he holds personal links, be that Spain or Chile, referring to their social problems and their historical roots.
Thus, through distinct media, from painting to urban interventions, Hamilton centers his reflections on the analysis of social and political tensions.
Currently lives and works between Madrid, Spain, and Santiago, Chile.
Patrick Hamilton
Atacama #10, 2021
Intervened photograph with copper plate, wooden frame
126h x 206w cm
49 20/33h x 81 4/39w in
Edition 2 + 1 AP
Patrick Hamilton
Atacama #17, 2022
Intervened photograph with copper plate, wooden frame
100h x 140w cm
39 10/27h x 55 2/17w in
Edition 2 + 1 AP
Patrick Hamilton
Atacama #6, 2022
Intervened photograph with copper plate, wooden frame
104h x 144w cm
40 120/127h x 56 88/127w in
Edition 2 + AP
Patrick Hamilton
The Chicago Boys Project (La mano invisible #3), 2019
Digital c-print and wooden frame
170h x 120w cm
66 13/14h x 47 10/41w in
Edition 2 of 5
Patrick Hamilton
Red and Black Sun, 2017
Synthetic enamel on spatula
170 cm ø
Unique
Patrick Hamilton
Columna # 3, 2020
Refractory bricks, acrylic and wooden base
218h x 32w x 32d cm
85 19/23h x 12 73/122w x 12 73/122d in
Unique
Patrick Hamilton
Serruchos rojo y negro, 2020
Baked enamel, synthetic enamel on handsaws
65h x 27w x 3d cm
25 75/127h x 10 63/100w x 1 23/127d in
Edition 2 of 5
Patrick Hamilton
Pintura abrasiva # 85 (pavimento), 2020
Acrylic on sandpaper and canvas
55h x 46w x 4d cm
21 83/127h x 18 13/118w x 1 73/127d in
Unique
Patrick Hamilton
Pintura abrasiva # 86 (pavimento), 2020
Acrylic on sandpaper and canvas
120h x 180w x 4d cm
47 10/41h x 70 13/15w x 1 73/127d in
Unique
Patrick Hamilton
Pintura abrasiva # 51 (pavimento), 2018
Acrylic on sandpaper and canvas
162h x 130w x 4d cm
63 46/59h x 51 23/127w x 1 73/127d in
Unique
