About
Born in San Diego and raised in Los Angeles, Patricia works internationally
as a fine art, advertising, fashion and editorial photographer.
She attended the Art Center College of Design in California and, starting out
with pencil and brush, recognized early on that photography and film are her
medium. Patricia uses classic and digital photographic techniques in pursuit
of her particular passion: Fashionable Portraits and Portraits of Fashion.
Her work can be seen on permanent exhibition in Zurich at Gallery Merkur 35.
go to gallery
THE MOMENT IN BETWEEN
When people ask me about my work, they sometimes ask similar questions:
What is it like to shoot with a celebrity? Can a portrait be fashion? Why do
you choose one picture over another? Then there are questions that are seldom
asked but define an important part of my work. Let me try and answer both.
When I am taking a portrait I look for the moment in between. I don't have
a formula, essentially because that moment cannot be created. You create
the circumstances around it and the moment just happens. The greatest
moments are when I see the pure expression of someone's feelings.
That's when I push the button.
I don't take pictures of people that are not aware that they are being photo-
graphed. Simply because I go for the connection and the thread I can establish
with that person; I go for the eyes, connect through the eyes. I want them to
know I am there.
Portraits are interesting because there are two sides. Sometimes both sides
have the same agenda. Other times, although seldom, they don't. When
someone resists to forget the camera, to surrender the control of the perception
of themselves, I exaggerate that. Which is also interesting.
Power for instance: People have strong opinions about how they want to portray
their power. True power is not something you can put on like a mask. If you look
someone in the eye and you feel a personal connection, that's powerful.
I guess my portraits are fashionable because fashion underlines the tonality of
a portrait and the other way round. Fashion is never only about the clothes. The
setting, the light and the mood I choose are very deliberate. As a photographer
I very much look for simplicity. To me, it is simple moments that are the most
striking. Beauty to me doesn't have any rules except honesty and simplicity.
Regardless if I shoot the portrait of a person or an object: the approach is the
same. The difference is the immediacy of the moment. I can wait for days until
a certain flower is ready to have its portrait taken.
SELECTED WORKS & EXHIBITIONS
RABBIT HOLES
Ten photographs of mountain woods alive in a mysterious locality of their own,
composed as invitations to prolonged inward gazing.
Sotheby's, London January 2010, curated by Janice Blackburn.
>see RABBIT HOLES
LOST BIRDS
Exhibit of large scale incorporeal flying birds in celadon and white.
Scalo/Guye Gallery, Los Angeles. June 2007
>see LOST BIRDS
WOMEN: SELF PORTRAIT
Group exhibition offering a multicultural view of women's life today, composed
by seventeen international women artists.
Gallery Kashya Hildebrand, New York. June 2006
LOST BIRDS & RABBIT HOLES
Solo exhibit of nine incorporeal flying birds and ten doorways into blazing color.
Gallery Kashya Hildebrand, Zurich. April 2006
FOUR INCHES
Exhibition and book portraits of 44 successful, beautiful, and empowered women
worldwide by fourteen selected female photographers, sponsored by Jimmy Choo
and Cartier to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
Christie's, London. May 2005
>see FOUR INCHES
WASTE TO TASTE
Exhibition of unique, beautiful works of found and recycled materials created
by fourteen artists.
Sotheby's, London. February 2003
FOR LUCK
Exhibition of colored Koi carp together with renowned British ceramic artist
Edmund de Waal.
Egg Gallery, London. April 2002
>see FOR LUCK
OUTMODED
Group show of Contemporary Decorative Arts, curated by Janice Blackburn.
Sotheby's, London. March 2001
>see FLOWER PORTRAITS
UNEXPECTED
Group show of portraits depicting three prominent British artists sponsored
by the British Crafts Council.
Sotheby's, New York. December 2001
Her work can be seen on permanent exhibition in Zurich at Gallery Merkur 35.
go to gallery
THE MOMENT IN BETWEEN
When people ask me about my work, they sometimes ask similar questions:
What is it like to shoot with a celebrity? Can a portrait be fashion? Why do
you choose one picture over another? Then there are questions that are seldom
asked but define an important part of my work. Let me try and answer both.
When I am taking a portrait I look for the moment in between. I don't have
a formula, essentially because that moment cannot be created. You create
the circumstances around it and the moment just happens. The greatest
moments are when I see the pure expression of someone's feelings.
That's when I push the button.
I don't take pictures of people that are not aware that they are being photo-
graphed. Simply because I go for the connection and the thread I can establish
with that person; I go for the eyes, connect through the eyes. I want them to
know I am there.
Portraits are interesting because there are two sides. Sometimes both sides
have the same agenda. Other times, although seldom, they don't. When
someone resists to forget the camera, to surrender the control of the perception
of themselves, I exaggerate that. Which is also interesting.
Power for instance: People have strong opinions about how they want to portray
their power. True power is not something you can put on like a mask. If you look
someone in the eye and you feel a personal connection, that's powerful.
I guess my portraits are fashionable because fashion underlines the tonality of
a portrait and the other way round. Fashion is never only about the clothes. The
setting, the light and the mood I choose are very deliberate. As a photographer
I very much look for simplicity. To me, it is simple moments that are the most
striking. Beauty to me doesn't have any rules except honesty and simplicity.
Regardless if I shoot the portrait of a person or an object: the approach is the
same. The difference is the immediacy of the moment. I can wait for days until
a certain flower is ready to have its portrait taken.
SELECTED WORKS & EXHIBITIONS
RABBIT HOLES
Ten photographs of mountain woods alive in a mysterious locality of their own,
composed as invitations to prolonged inward gazing.
Sotheby's, London January 2010, curated by Janice Blackburn.
>see RABBIT HOLES
LOST BIRDS
Exhibit of large scale incorporeal flying birds in celadon and white.
Scalo/Guye Gallery, Los Angeles. June 2007
>see LOST BIRDS
WOMEN: SELF PORTRAIT
Group exhibition offering a multicultural view of women's life today, composed
by seventeen international women artists.
Gallery Kashya Hildebrand, New York. June 2006
LOST BIRDS & RABBIT HOLES
Solo exhibit of nine incorporeal flying birds and ten doorways into blazing color.
Gallery Kashya Hildebrand, Zurich. April 2006
FOUR INCHES
Exhibition and book portraits of 44 successful, beautiful, and empowered women
worldwide by fourteen selected female photographers, sponsored by Jimmy Choo
and Cartier to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
Christie's, London. May 2005
>see FOUR INCHES
WASTE TO TASTE
Exhibition of unique, beautiful works of found and recycled materials created
by fourteen artists.
Sotheby's, London. February 2003
FOR LUCK
Exhibition of colored Koi carp together with renowned British ceramic artist
Edmund de Waal.
Egg Gallery, London. April 2002
>see FOR LUCK
OUTMODED
Group show of Contemporary Decorative Arts, curated by Janice Blackburn.
Sotheby's, London. March 2001
>see FLOWER PORTRAITS
UNEXPECTED
Group show of portraits depicting three prominent British artists sponsored
by the British Crafts Council.
Sotheby's, New York. December 2001