Patrick Hobbie
“Sentience” feature exhibition by Patrick Hobbie NOV. 2020
Peaceful Llama by Patrick Hobbie from his Sentience exhibition. KALEID Gallery is proud to present: Sentience by resident artist Patrick Hobbie “Sentience” is the capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively. This definition goes hand in hand with something I’ve always considered to be a cornerstone of my work: To recreate energy in nature so that the viewer may connect on a deeper level. The sentience in these works not only exist in the animal subjects but are meant to be experienced by the viewer as well. This feeling of subjective perceptual experiences is the purpose of these works. Patrick Hobbie’s art is influenced by the light and dark. Form in chaos. Strength in vulnerability. This self-taught artist has no formal training but grew up in an artistic home. His mother, a painter, and his father, a professional photographer, taught him at an early age the techniques of their trades.…