Patrick Hughes made his first three dimensional relief painting in 1964 - his intention to do the opposite of what was done. Thirty-five years on, he is still doing so.

Hughes' painted reliefs constantly baffle his audience, demonstrating how deceptive appearances can be. As we walk towards the seemingly flat paintings they loom out at us, creating a disorientating, 'moving' experience. The preconceived assumptions of eye and brain are challenged, inevitably raising important questions about our perception and the subconscious.

His witty illusions are not meant to confuse us (although they do), but aim to clarify our relation to reality. Instead of describing paradox, we can now experience it interactively; for his work is more to do with us, the way we think and the way we perceive.

SELECTION OF MUSEUMS AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Tate Britain London, UK
Victoria & Albert Museum, UK
Birmingham Museums and Art Galleries, UK
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, UK
Museum of Modern Art Glasgow, UK
Irish Museum of Modern Art - IMMA, Dublin, UK
Denver Art Museum, USA
Nasher Museum of Art, USA
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Wisconsin, USA
The Nickle Arts Museum Calgary, Canada,
The Lousiana Museum, Danemark
Würth Museum, Allemagne
Sammlung Alison & Peter W. Klein, Eberdingen-Nussdorf, Allemagne
Phillip Morris Collection New York,
University of Houston,
Centrica Plc, CNA Insurance Chicago,
Procter & Gamble, Surrey & Cincinatti,
Northeast University Boston,
Swire Group Hong Kong,
Rexifield CC, Woogin Group Seoul,
Hanjin Shipping Co. Seoul,
Centrum Kunstlicht in de Kunst, Eindhoven Netherlands,
Deutsche Bibliothek Frankfurt,
Apax Partners Holdings ltd
Cox Insurance Holdings PLC
Deutsche Bank AG London
Lloyds TSB Group plc London,
Westdeutsche Landesbank, London,
J Walter Thompson
Goldsmiths Hall, Goldman Sachs International,
Time Out Group London,
Arts Council of Great Britain
The Contemporary Art Society,
Isle of Man Arts Council
The British Council,
Leeds University,
University of Edinburgh,
University College of Wales,
Leicestershire Educational Authority,
Royal National Institute for the Blind,
The British Library,
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