Max Patté

Max Patté is a British artist known for his sculptures and for multimedia work using changing light and colour.

[2] During his time at Weta, Patté worked on the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the “Scale of our War” Gallipoli exhibition at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa,[5] and in 2009 he was one of the judges of the World of Wearable Art Awards.

[8] Patté's first public sculpture, Solace in the Wind, was installed as a temporary loan in Wellington, New Zealand in 2008.

The sculpture was lent to Wellington for three months and installed on a pillar at the edge of Whairepo lagoon in Frank Kitts Park.

[13][14] Patté made several trips to Staglands Wildlife Reserve to sketch Clydesdale horses then modelled the sculptures in clay.

The foundry made full-scale polystyrene models which Patté then covered in a plasticine skin to add finishing details.