Day-Dreaming, 2008/2019
View Similar Items
Patrick HughesDay-Dreaming, 2008/20192008/2019
2008/2019
About the Item
- Creator:Patrick Hughes (1939, British)
- Creation Year:2008/2019
- Dimensions:Height: 120 in (304.8 cm)Width: 127 in (322.58 cm)Depth: 31 in (78.74 cm)
- Medium:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Boston, MA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU133615735762
Patrick Hughes
Patrick Hughes was born in Birmingham, England, in October 1939. He is a self taught artist who plays with perspective, optical illusions and figure-ground relationships. Building upon the work of M.C. Escher, Rene Magritte and Richard Artschwager, Hughes' paintings form a bridge between painting which is static and two-dimensional, and sculpture which is not.
Hughes held his first exhibition in 1961 and went on to develop his distinct perspective studies in the early years of his career. In calling the main body of his work, “Reverspective,” Hughes aims to warp our perceptions by constructing solid space through the use of sculpted painting.
Hughes builds his sculptured paintings using board which is taped together, gessoed and sanded until it is a pristine wall relief which mimics the shape of space. He then goes on to compose images of rectilinear forms such as buildings, books, doorways, boxes and gallery walls. The resultant painted reliefs baffle his audience by demonstrating how deceptive appearances can be. His Surrealist horizons imply deep space while the surface of the painting appears flat. Yet upon walking toward these seemingly flat paintings, they loom out at us, creating a disorientating, moving experience. Hughes challenges the assumptions of our eye and our brain, raising important questions about human perception and the subconscious.
Soon after his first appearance on the London art scene Hughes began exhibiting with Angela Flowers Gallery and continued to do so for over 40 years. In addition, he has taken part in many solo and group exhibitions across the UK and in America. As well as painting, he has also written and collated three books on visual and verbal rhetoric.
Find original Patrick Hughes paintings and other art on 1stDibs.
(Biography provided by Alon Zakaim Fine Art)
- #1714 To GoBy Susan Jane BeltonLocated in Fairfield, CTThis work is about what I do while I write letters and think about all these urgent, global concerns and feel frustrated and powerless. I drink coffee. I drink a lot of coffee. It’s...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
MaterialsMylar, PVC, Oil
- White Wild FlowersBy Darius YektaiLocated in Sag Harbor, NYFramed dimensions are 28 x 24 x 4 inches. Oil, acrylic, and resin on linen. Artist Bio Darius Yektai was born in Southampton NY, in 1973. He lives and works out of his home and st...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
MaterialsLinen, Resin, Oil, Acrylic
- Four ChairsBy Debbie CarfagnoLocated in Miami, FLThis three dimensional work is brightly colored and constructed on three layers of aluminum hand painted with oil paints. This work is an indoor or an outdoor work, under an awning ...Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
MaterialsMetal
- #1911 Einstein Gorilla (cut out sculpture)By Susan Jane BeltonLocated in Fairfield, CTRepresented by George Billis Gallery. This work is about what I do while I write letters and think about all these urgent, global concerns and feel frustrated and powerless. I drin...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
MaterialsMylar, PVC, Oil
- #1913 Rooster Brothers (cut out sculpture)By Susan Jane BeltonLocated in Fairfield, CTRepresented by George Billis Gallery -- This work is about what I do while I write letters and think about all these urgent, global concerns and feel frustrated and powerless. I dri...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
MaterialsMylar, PVC, Oil
- #1724 Gang of Four (cut out sculpture)By Susan Jane BeltonLocated in Fairfield, CTRepresented by George Billis Gallery. This work is about what I do while I write letters and think about all these urgent, global concerns and feel frustrated and powerless. I drin...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
MaterialsMylar, PVC, Oil