Patrick Semple is an American abstract painter who works in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Semple finds ceaseless inspiration from world travel, building relationships and absorbing cultural contrasts outside of his native United States.   Currently immersed in forming new relationships and becoming versed in day-to-day customaries in Argentina, Semple uses abstract painting as a vehicle for expressing joy, curiosity and other exuberant states captured in his experiences.  Urban decay, and nature's reclamation of man-made infrastructure are noticeable visual markers that distinguish his latest body of work.  

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          For Semple, painting is a unique opportunity to live out his deepest inner-broadcasts and knowings.   Extracting inspiration from environmental elements, he plays with chance and accidents as a conveyance for his interior mind to incarnate onto the exterior world using materials exclusive to each city, country or town he visits.  Traditional medium of oil, acrylic and gouache are mainstays of his work, along with site-specific collaged items, handfuls of dirt or grains to give more dimension and emotion to the paint.  Exploring city-scapes, wilderness areas and foreign countries on foot, Semple’s process remains fluid and spontaneous, mimicking the emotional experience of being one with external forces. He moves back and forth from altered states of consciousness and pragmatic considerations of painting as he creates.

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