Patrick Wood has been investigating the concept of Gestalt, abstraction, mathematics and patterning; all lend themselves to this poignant reference point.
From prehistoric to modern times, civilizations have employed repetition and patterns as if conveying a secret language, mathematics or meaning. When investigating the microscopic world, the rituals of patterning reflect the hidden mathematic complexities of diamond, DNA, celluar, structures, and fractal geometry to name a few of the many example of patterns nature has to offer. This investigation of pattern, colour and mathematics were the starting points for this series of painting, Opstraction.