Justin Fitzpatrick

Justin Fitzpatrick works with painting, sculpture, text and, most recently, video to explore human consciousness through the prism of biology. He presents us with elaborate and fantastical paintings of mysterious figures and mutating forms; sinewy lines evoke art nouveau detailing, fused with gothic and macabre elements. Much of his work contains figurative elements transformed into static, infrastructural ones: the bodies of men become mechanical, forming spaces to inhabit or transit upon. Highly stylised musculoskeletal structures seem visible through the skin, while ornate, vegetal forms and insects link his subjects to the earth, or point towards the interconnectedness of different species. Fitzpatrick’s work is informed by the science around cellular structures (in particular, mitochondria), metaphysical poetry, mythologies, and an array of archetypal figures, often viewed through a lens of class and sexuality.

Justin Fitzpatrick lives and works in France.

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Pearl Liaison 1: Interpretation, 2: Induction and 3: Interpretation, 2023
Oil on linen
182 x 142 cm each

Selected Works

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Deee-Lite Dendrite, 2023
Oil on linen
119 x 142.5 cm /&nbsp;46.9 x 56.1 in&nbsp;

Justin Fitzpatrick
Deee-Lite Dendrite, 2023
Oil on linen
119 x 142.5 cm / 46.9 x 56.1 in

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Coordinated Cellular Activity, 2023
Oil on linen
180 x 90 cm /&nbsp;70.9 x 35.4 in&nbsp;

Justin Fitzpatrick
Coordinated Cellular Activity, 2023
Oil on linen
180 x 90 cm / 70.9 x 35.4 in

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Bee and pollen I, 2022
Wood, resin, silk metal wire, beaded car seat covers, fabric tape
165 x 127 x 165 cm

Justin Fitzpatrick
Bee and pollen I, 2022
Wood, resin, silk metal wire, beaded car seat covers, fabric tape
165 x 127 x 165 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Thynnine Wasp Pheromones,&nbsp;2023
Oil on linen, oak artist frame (pinned)
143 x 93 x 3 cm / 56.3 x 36.6 x 1.2 in framed

Justin Fitzpatrick
Thynnine Wasp Pheromones, 2023
Oil on linen, oak artist frame (pinned)
143 x 93 x 3 cm / 56.3 x 36.6 x 1.2 in framed

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Alpha Salad: The Demiurge and the Seed, 2020
Oil on linen
112.8 x 72.8 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
A Conflict of Interests, 2020
Oil on linen
92.6 x 73 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Drainpipe Analyst, 2023
Oil on linen
148 x 112 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Pearl Liaison 3: Interpretation, 2023
Oil on linen
182 x 142 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Flexor Bread-basket,&nbsp;2020
Wood, epoxy clay, wire, cotton rope, acrylic paint and woven basket
207 x 101 x 18 cm

Justin Fitzpatrick
Flexor Bread-basket, 2020
Wood, epoxy clay, wire, cotton rope, acrylic paint and woven basket
207 x 101 x 18 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Horizontal Gene Transfer. Portrait of Eug&egrave;ne Viollet-le-Duc, 2023
Oil on canvas
140 x 180 cm /&nbsp;55.1 x 70.9 in&nbsp;

Justin Fitzpatrick
Horizontal Gene Transfer. Portrait of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, 2023
Oil on canvas
140 x 180 cm / 55.1 x 70.9 in

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Self-portrait as a respiring cell, 2023
Wood, polyurethane, epoxy resin, aluminum, steel, leather, cotton
91.4 x 134.6 x 3.8 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Monnaie Vivant (Citric Acid Cycle), 2023
Oil on canvas
180 x 90 cm /&nbsp;70.9 x 35.4 in&nbsp;

Justin Fitzpatrick
Monnaie Vivant (Citric Acid Cycle), 2023
Oil on canvas
180 x 90 cm / 70.9 x 35.4 in

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Perfume is the extension of a body in space, 2022
Oil on canvas&nbsp; (Two sections)
183 x 183 cm

Justin Fitzpatrick
Perfume is the extension of a body in space, 2022
Oil on canvas (Two sections)
183 x 183 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Heart Tissues,&nbsp;2023
Oil on linen
112 x 142 cm

Justin Fitzpatrick
Heart Tissues, 2023
Oil on linen
112 x 142 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Urine Console 2, 2023
Oak wood, lead free pewter, resin, ceramic, cotton, key, rings, birch wood
195 x 60 x 14 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Self portrait as a eukaryotic cell with flagellar motor and platform shoe, 2023
Wood, polyurethane, epoxy resin, aluminum, steel, leather, cotton
175 x 144 x 54 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Portrait of Pavel Tchelitchew, 2021
Oil on canvas mounted on wooden panel
123 x 63 cm / 48.4 x 24.8 x 1.2 in framed

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Deee-Lite Dendrite, 2023
Oil on linen
119 x 142.5 cm / 46.9 x 56.1 in

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Coordinated Cellular Activity, 2023
Oil on linen
180 x 90 cm / 70.9 x 35.4 in

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Bee and pollen I, 2022
Wood, resin, silk metal wire, beaded car seat covers, fabric tape
165 x 127 x 165 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Thynnine Wasp Pheromones, 2023
Oil on linen, oak artist frame (pinned)
143 x 93 x 3 cm / 56.3 x 36.6 x 1.2 in framed

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Alpha Salad: The Demiurge and the Seed, 2020
Oil on linen
112.8 x 72.8 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
A Conflict of Interests, 2020
Oil on linen
92.6 x 73 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Drainpipe Analyst, 2023
Oil on linen
148 x 112 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Pearl Liaison 3: Interpretation, 2023
Oil on linen
182 x 142 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Flexor Bread-basket, 2020
Wood, epoxy clay, wire, cotton rope, acrylic paint and woven basket
207 x 101 x 18 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Horizontal Gene Transfer. Portrait of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, 2023
Oil on canvas
140 x 180 cm / 55.1 x 70.9 in

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Self-portrait as a respiring cell, 2023
Wood, polyurethane, epoxy resin, aluminum, steel, leather, cotton
91.4 x 134.6 x 3.8 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Monnaie Vivant (Citric Acid Cycle), 2023
Oil on canvas
180 x 90 cm / 70.9 x 35.4 in

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Perfume is the extension of a body in space, 2022
Oil on canvas (Two sections)
183 x 183 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Heart Tissues, 2023
Oil on linen
112 x 142 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Urine Console 2, 2023
Oak wood, lead free pewter, resin, ceramic, cotton, key, rings, birch wood
195 x 60 x 14 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Self portrait as a eukaryotic cell with flagellar motor and platform shoe, 2023
Wood, polyurethane, epoxy resin, aluminum, steel, leather, cotton
175 x 144 x 54 cm

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Portrait of Pavel Tchelitchew, 2021
Oil on canvas mounted on wooden panel
123 x 63 cm / 48.4 x 24.8 x 1.2 in framed

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Justin Fitzpatrick
Chef’s Table: France, 2020
Oil on linen
92 x 183 cm

Portrait of Pavel Tchelitchew, 2021
oil on canvas mounted on wooden panel
123 x 63 x 3 cm / 48.4 x 24.8 x 1.2 in

Born in 1985 in Dublin, Ireland, Justin Fitzpatrick attended St. Oswald’s School of Painting in London from 2004–2007 and earned his MA in Fine Art Painting from the Royal College of Art in London in 2015. He has exhibited widely in the United Kingdom and Europe, and participated in recent shows in New York and Mexico. Fitzpatrick had his first solo institutional exhibition, Alpha Salad, at The Tetley, Leeds in 2022. On 17 March 2024, his first institutional solo exhibition in France, Ballotta, opened at La Ferme du Buisson, Noisiel, near Paris (until 28 July).

Exhibitions

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Justin Fitzpatrick,&nbsp;Endocrine Table 1&nbsp;and&nbsp;2, 2024,&nbsp;Pearl Liaison 4: Interpellation, 2023,&nbsp;courtesy of the artist and Adagp, exhibition view of&nbsp;Ballotta, production La Ferme du Buisson, 2024, &copy; photo &Eacute;mile Ouroumov, 2024.Rights reserved

Justin Fitzpatrick, Endocrine Table 1 and 2, 2024, Pearl Liaison 4: Interpellation, 2023, courtesy of the artist and Adagp, exhibition view of Ballotta, production La Ferme du Buisson, 2024, © photo Émile Ouroumov, 2024.Rights reserved