The Max Patté Experience - Auckland
Max Patté with one of his works.
Patté’s Revision Devision Subdivision.
British-born artist Max Patté is perhaps best known for Solace in the Wind, a 2m tall cast iron sculpture of a man leaning into the wind on Wellington’s waterfront. Now, the former Weta Workshop’s head of sculpture will hold a solo exhibition at Allpress Gallery, Auckland as part of Auckland Art Week, following his first ever Wellington show.
The Max Patté Experience runs from 15 - 24 October. Patté has moved in an exciting new direction to produce custom-built light works with the help of Pietro Marson, supervisor of Weta’s electronics and animatronics department. The cutting-edge light works utilise a unique ‘micro-controller’ which adjusts the colour over 4 to 5 hours, creating a slow fade that is imperceptible to the eye.
As the colour morphs, so does the mood of the room, which are essentially Patté -made interiors which fit inside the gallery. Patté describes these pieces as the “next generation” of light works which he began experimenting with in 2014.
General admission to The Max Patté Experience is free. He will be holding several talks during his Auckland exhibition, to be confirmed.