Patrick Cush describes the studio as a transporter room with painting as the means of departure. A painting creates a space within a space - a portal through which to lose oneself.

Graduating with a BFA from Quay School of Art in 2000, Cush has been based in Whanganui for over 25 years. An abstract colourist painter, his work explores technical aspects of painting - colour, surface, form, space - and existentialism, without the distraction of conceptual themes, world events or social commentary.