Patrice Rose uses fibre and portraiture to explore the psychodynamics of societal attitudes towards equality, female representation and the intersectionality for black identities within these stories. She seeks to explore these themes by inviting the viewer to inspect and engage with her layered tactile artworks.
Biography
Patrice Rose is a Contemporary Caribbean-British Textile Artist currently based in London. She was born in England to Caribbean parents and spent her early years in Los Angeles, California before migrating back to the UK for the rest of her formal education.
She studied a Degree in Tailoring at University of the Arts London (London College of Fashion) graduating in 2015 and later went on to obtain her Bachelor’s Degree in Art and Design at Kingston University, graduating with First Class honours in 2022. Patrice's practise includes charcoal hand drawings, working with fibre, natural materials and print. Always with a keen interest in portraiture and fabrics it was during her study at Kingston University where she cultivated her style.
About the Work
Patrice Rose describes herself as an 'Afro-Visual Artist' that creates Silkscreen Textile Paintings. Her multi-disciplinary practice combines delicate hand drawings and silkscreen printing onto classic and contemporary textiles.
The artist's background in Tailoring has helped inform her practise by using fibre as part of her working medium and focusing on the body form within her work. Her pieces are inspired by social issues, narratives of identity and politics in contemporary society. The artist uses fibre and natural materials to explore the psychodynamics of societal attitudes towards equality, female representation and the intersectionality for black identities in these stories. She seeks to explore these themes by inviting the viewer to inspect and engage with her layered tactile artworks.
The use of black portraiture and a focus on the female subject within her textile paintings also acts as a symbolic mechanism to the artist's identity and rich cultural history. The use of printed fabrics and textiles is synonymous with her Caribbean culture, while it is also used to capture the mood of each themed body of work.
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