Art Exhibition in the Ante-Chapel: The Stations of the Cross

Thursday 23 February to Monday 19 March 2012

Patrice Moor makes paintings and installations of paintings. The skull has been central to her work for the last five years. Her work initially was focused on portraits and more traditional still life subjects such as fruit, tulips and wooden spoons. Her work always focuses on one subject, which appears alone and isolated. The atmosphere generated by her work is one of peace and contemplation. The paintings vary in size, ranging from very small to large. She works exclusively in oils and mostly on linen.

This exhibition of twelve 18' x 14' paintings of "The Stations of the Cross" and one other "Untitled" painting explores through the symbol of the skull Christ's journey to Golgotha (the place of the skull). The paintings are meditative and a reminder of our own inevitable death. This is intended by Patrice Moor to be a daily reminder of how precious life is. "The Stations of the Cross" took her one and a half year to paint. Her recent work is concerned with our relationship with death and with our bodies.

Patrice Moor was born in 1959 in Luxembourg and works in London. Her dutch mother has had a great deal of influence on her work. She has exhibited in numerous group exhibitions as well as solo shows. Patrice Moor has been involved with works for charities such as Elephants Parade in London in 2010. She has recently completed a piece of work for the new UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre opening in April 2012. She is currently Artist in Residence at the British Optical Association Museum.