Mariane Ibrahim
Patrick Eugène, Solitude, 2024. Installation view in Mariane Ibrahim Paris. Photo by Aurélien Mole. Courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim (Chicago, Paris, Mexico City)
Atlanta Art Week Event:
Conversation and Cocktails with gallerist Mariane Ibrahim and Atlanta-based artist Patrick Eugène
Wednesday, October 2nd at 6:30 pm
Mariane Ibrahim
Location will be available upon rsvp. (limited capacity)
About Event:
Join us for an engaging conversation between Mariane Ibrahim and gallery represented artist Patrick Eugène, who has presented acclaimed exhibitions at Mariane Ibrahim Chicago and Paris. Learn more on Eugène's creative process and themes, and explore the intersection of art, identity, and the contemporary gallery landscape, with a cocktail reception to follow.
About Artist: Patrick Eugène (b. 1984 in Brooklyn, New York; lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia) is a Haitian American painter creating large scale compositions with a central figure, evoking a stillness that entrances the viewer. These works harness the improvisational energy and emotive depth explored in his abstract period; his signature line-making remaining fluid.
As a son of Haitian immigrants, Eugène incorporates African diasporic connections between Haiti (the Caribbean), and continental North America within an intuitive practice that connects his work to everyday people. He shares, "My work speaks to human connectivity using a minimalistic approach to evoke emotion. Much of my work is void of a particular place or setting, hoping to leave a space for the viewer to transcend into a vessel without distraction or instruction."
As an enthusiastic admirer of abstract expressionist philosophies and forms, Patrick Eugène identified a correlation between the freedom and experimentation of artistic movement and jazz music. Eugène studied the ways in which both forms convey mood and facilitate visceral responses in audiences. The musicality of his paintings engenders very cinematic characters, alive and animated.
About Mariane Ibrahim: Seven years after launching her namesake gallery in Seattle, Mariane Ibrahim moved their space to Chicago in 2019. In September 2021, the gallery opened their inaugural European space in Paris and in 2023 opened a location in Mexico City. The gallery has hosted acclaimed exhibitions, with a founding focus on the African diaspora, from leading and emerging artists. The gallery has worked with global renowned institutions and have had an international presence at art fairs with acclaimed and prize-winning presentations.