Tubas and frogs

In their colorful and material mix compilation Pattersons assemblages combine humor and witty wit - while in consequence of Duchamp's Readymade everyday objects have been
raised to „works of art“, the Fluxus’ strategy proceeds on step further as the distinction of life (in this context also the frequent reference to medical / humanbiological topics are conspicuous) and art is completely abolished. The tautologies of recurring elements in his work represent nothing else than what they really are.
A boomerang is a boomerang, a cube is a cube, a meter is a meter, .... Nevertheless, they point to the inner structure of each individual canvas – like a display chart in school, almost always with inscription they give a humorous and very concrete help to approach the subject.
In 1994 numerous works with similar prints of anatomical material can be found. Still, Tuba And Frogs can more easily be classified into a series of works around 2007.