WOODROW MEDIA, ESSAYS, and REVIEWS
When the tour is over, we return to the routine of our daily lives. Woodrow
is a construct of the imagination—worlds within worlds—a fabulist
construct that creates a portrait of the artist as it depicts the world of imagination
and myth that sustains him. Patterson’s Woodrow is tinged with sadness.
Its theme of ghosts, especially as it refers to actual places and persons, can’t
help but serve as a memento mori, reminding us that we too shall fade. Yet it
is also a world filled with humour and joy, with play and a sense of security.
Why then is it in ruins?
Ray Cronin, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 2007
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Link
Essays:
Ray Cronin, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Wayne Baerwaldt, Illingworth-Kerr Art Gallery
Reviews:
Toronto Star Blog TIFF 2005 "The Haunting"