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The Crown — 2023, oil on canvas, 47 x 37 cm
Portal I — 2021, oil on canvas, 40 x 45 cm
Klein Bottle II — 2023, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm
The Turning III — 2023, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm
The Turning V — 2023, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm
Pulse I — 2022, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm
Bloom II — 2022, oil on canvas 31 x 47 cm
Micha Patiniott (b.1972, Amsterdam) creates minimalistic and atmospheric paintings of everyday objects and processes in flux, blurring the boundaries of the mundane and the cosmic. Familiar and intimate subjects, such as the blinking of a butterfly’s wings, the throbbing of intimate body parts, the curving of a mathematical object, and the turning of an ambiguous portrait, are transformed into sensuous otherness. The ephemeral play of light and color is essential and alludes to a contemporary take on historical painting techniques like impressionism and sfumato. Patiniott embraces impermanence as a key element in experiencing the transcendent and sublime, building on metamodernism's call to empathetically explore ever-shifting perspectives of the self. Rather than fixed events, his work functions like a network of visual kōans, offering a rhizomatic stream of perception.
Patiniott was a resident artist at the Rijksakademie in 2006 and 2007. He has participated in solo and group exhibitions internationally including Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, PuntWG (Amsterdam), Cinnnamon (Rotterdam), Heden (Den Haag), WHATSPACE (Tilburg), MKgalerie (Rotterdam), Galerie Sturm (Nuremberg), Anna Zorina Gallery (New York), Dordrechts Museum, Whitechapel Gallery (London), Museum Provincetown (Massachusetts), Arti et Amicitiae (Amsterdam), Museum Hilversum, and Provinciehuis Noord-Holland (Haarlem).
Fold I — 2023, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm; Fold II — 2023, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm; Leaking — 2021, oil on canvas, 43 x 32 cm
Fold II — 2023, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm
Blink I — 2020, oil on canvas, 60 x 55 cm
Klein Bottle III — 2023, oil on cotton, 40 x 45 cm; Blink II — 2020, oil on canvas, 60 x 55 cm
Blink II — 2020, oil on canvas, 60 x 55 cm
Klein Bottle III — 2023, oil on cotton (detail)
Turning Potraits
The Turning II — 2022, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm; The Turning I — 2022, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm
The Turning II — 2022, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm
The Turning II — 2022, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm
The Turning I — 2022, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm
The Turning I — 2022, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm (detail)
The Turning IV — 2023, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm; The Turning III — 2023, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm
The Turning III — 2023, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm
The Turning III — 2023, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm (detail)
The Turning V — 2023, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm
The Turning V — 2023, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm (detail)
Portals
Portal II — 2022, oil on cotton, 40 x 45 cm
Thorns — 2021, oil on canvas, 49 x 33 cm; Portal I — 2021, oil on canvas, 40 x 45 cm
Thorns — 2021, oil on canvas, 49 x 33 cm
Thorns — 2021, oil on canvas, 49 x 33 cm (detail)
Portal I — 2021, oil on canvas, 40 x 45 cm
Bloom
Bloom I — 2022, oil on cotton, 40 x 65 cm; Bloom II — 2022, oil on canvas 31 x 47 cm
Bloom II — 2022, oil on canvas 31 x 47 cm
Pulse I — 2022, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm
Klein Bottles
Klein Bottle III — 2023, oil on cotton, 40 x 45 cm
Klein Bottle I — 2023, oil on cotton, 55 x 40 cm; Klein Bottle II — 2023, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm
Klein Bottle I — 2023, oil on cotton, 55 x 40 cm
Klein Bottle I — 2023, oil on cotton, 55 x 40 cm (detail)
Klein Bottle II — 2023, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm
Crack — 2021, oil on cotton, 42 x 33 cm
Celestial Bodies
Throb I — 2021, oil on canvas, 33 x 47 cm; Throb II — 2021, oil on canvas, 33 x 48 cm; Throb III — 2021, oil on canvas, 36 x 56 cm
Throb VII — 2021, oil on cotton, 32 x 46 cm
Pulse II — 2022, oil on canvas, 48 x 34 cm
Pulse III — 2022, oil on canvas, 50 x 33 cm
Branch — 2022, oil on canvas, 36 x 50 cm
Superstring — 2021, oil on canvas,48 x 35 cm; Branch — 2022, oil on cotton, 36 x 50 cm
Beacons
Beacon I — 2020, oil on cotton, 50 x 40 cm; Beacon II — 2022, oil on cotton, 50 x 40 cm
Beacon II — 2022, oil on cotton, 50 x 40 cm
Folds & Slits
Slit II — 2019, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 cm; Slit I (Fontana's Stage) — 2021, oil on canvas, 41,5 x 52,5 cm
Slit II — 2019, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 cm
Bloom I — 2022, oil on cotton, 40 x 65 cm
Fold I — 2023, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm;
Leaking — 2021, oil on canvas, 43 x 32 cm
Snooze— 2018, oil on canvas, 48 x 45 cm; Brush — 2021, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm
Snooze— 2018, oil on canvas, 48 x 45 cm
Brush — 2021, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm
Canonically Speaking
Paintings series for the publication of the short story collection "'Canonically Speaking" by Mila Lanfermeijer
The Strand I (Inky blue radiance) — 2021, oil on canvas, 47 x 45 cm
The Strand II — 2023, oil on canvas, 40 x 32 cm
Soft Touch — 2023, oil on canvas, 47 x 40 cm
The Crown — 2023, oil on canvas, 47 x 37 cm
The Strand III (Purple Haze) — 2023, oil on canvas, 37 x 47 cm
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The Crown — 2023, oil on canvas, 47 x 37 cm
Portal I — 2021, oil on canvas, 40 x 45 cm
Klein Bottle II — 2023, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm
The Turning III — 2023, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm
The Turning V — 2023, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm
Pulse I — 2022, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm
Bloom II — 2022, oil on canvas 31 x 47 cm
Micha Patiniott (b.1972, Amsterdam) creates minimalistic and atmospheric paintings of everyday objects and processes in flux, blurring the boundaries of the mundane and the cosmic.
Fold I — 2023, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm; Fold II — 2023, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm; Leaking — 2021, oil on canvas, 43 x 32 cm
Blink I — 2020, oil on canvas, 60 x 55 cm
Klein Bottle III — 2023, oil on cotton, 40 x 45 cm; Blink II — 2020, oil on canvas, 60 x 55 cm
Turning Potraits
The Turning II — 2022, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm; The Turning I — 2022, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm
The Turning II — 2022, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm
The Turning I — 2022, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm
The Turning IV — 2023, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm; The Turning III — 2023, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm
The Turning III — 2023, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm
The Turning V — 2023, oil on cotton, 38 x 64 cm
Portals
Portal II — 2022, oil on cotton, 40 x 45 cm
Thorns — 2021, oil on canvas, 49 x 33 cm; Portal I — 2021, oil on canvas, 40 x 45 cm
Thorns — 2021, oil on canvas, 49 x 33 cm
Thorns — 2021, oil on canvas, 49 x 33 cm (detail)
Thorns — 2021, oil on canvas, 49 x 33 cm; Portal I — 2021, oil on canvas, 40 x 45 cm
Portal I — 2021, oil on canvas, 40 x 45 cm
Bloom
Bloom I — 2022, oil on cotton, 40 x 65 cm; Bloom II — 2022, oil on canvas 31 x 47 cm
Bloom II — 2022, oil on canvas 31 x 47 cm
Pulse I — 2022, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm
Klein Bottles
Klein Bottle III — 2023, oil on cotton, 40 x 45 cm
Klein Bottle I — 2023, oil on cotton, 55 x 40 cm; Klein Bottle II — 2023, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm
Klein Bottle I — 2023, oil on cotton, 55 x 40 cm
Klein Bottle II — 2023, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm
Crack — 2021, oil on cotton, 42 x 33 cm
Celestial Bodies
Throb I — 2021, oil on canvas, 33 x 47 cm; Throb II — 2021, oil on canvas, 33 x 48 cm; Throb III — 2021, oil on canvas, 36 x 56 cm
Throb VII — 2021, oil on cotton, 32 x 46 cm
Pulse I — 2022, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm
Pulse III — 2022, oil on canvas, 50 x 33 cm
Superstring — 2021, oil on canvas,48 x 35 cm; Branch — 2022, oil on cotton, 36 x 50 cm
Branch — 2022, oil on canvas, 36 x 50 cm
Beacons
Beacon I — 2020, oil on cotton, 50 x 40 cm; Beacon II — 2022, oil on cotton, 50 x 40 cm
Beacon II — 2022, oil on cotton, 50 x 40 cm
Folds & Slits
Slit II — 2019, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 cm; Slit I (Fontana's Stage) — 2021, oil on canvas, 41,5 x 52,5 cm
Slit II — 2019, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 cm
Bloom I — 2022, oil on cotton, 40 x 65 cm
Fold I — 2023, oil on cotton, 45 x 35 cm;
Leaking — 2021, oil on canvas, 43 x 32 cm
Snooze— 2018, oil on canvas, 48 x 45 cm; Brush — 2021, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm
Snooze— 2018, oil on canvas, 48 x 45 cm
Brush — 2021, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm
Canonically Speaking
Paintings series for the publication of the short story collection "'Canonically Speaking" by Mila Lanfermeijer
The Strand I (Inky blue radiance) — 2021, oil on canvas, 47 x 45 cm
The Strand II — 2023, oil on canvas, 40 x 32 cm
Soft Touch — 2023, oil on canvas, 47 x 40 cm
The Crown — 2023, oil on canvas, 47 x 37 cm
The Strand III (Purple Haze) — 2023, oil on canvas, 37 x 47 cm