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patrick hughes

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Patrick Hughes is a British artist known for inventing a unique optical illusion called "reverspective": a three-dimensional relief painting in which the objects that appear closest to the viewer are actually the furthest away in space. His work plays with perspective and distance, challenging and sometimes disorienting his audience. "When the principles of perspective are inverted and consolidated into sculptural paintings, something extraordinary happens," he says of his work. "The mind is fooled into believing in the impossible, that a static painting can move on its own." Born Peter David Hughes on October 20, 1939 in Birmingham, England, the painter created Sticking-out Room, his first "reverspective" in 1964, after studying at Leeds Day Training College. On the day of his graduation, his first exhibition took place at the Portal Gallery in London. Currently living and working in London, England, Hughes continues to follow the traditions of Pop Art, Optical Art and Surrealism.

Expositions : 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 Louisiana 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, London,
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, London.

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Collage & oil on board - original monotypes

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Light and Shade, 2022

Collage and oil on board - Original monotype 5 ex. + 2 AP

32cm x 52cm x 11cm available
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Around Venice, 2022

Collage and oil on board - Original monotype 5 ex. + 2 AP

76cm x 178cm x 32cm available
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Patrick’s Palazzi, 2022

Collage and oil on board - Original monotype 5 ex. + 2 AP

32cm x 50cm x 10cm available
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PatriCanaletto, 2022

Collage and oil on board - Original monotype 5 ex. + 2 AP

76cm x 170cm x 28cm available
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Window Shopping, 2021

Collage and oil on board - Original monotype 5 ex. + 2 AP

67cm x 179cm x 20cm available
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Bijou, 2023

Collage and oil on board - Original monotype 5 ex. + 2 AP

32cm x 44cm x 11cm on request

Multiples with archival inkjet embellished by hand

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Variety

Multiple with archival inkjet embellished by hand - Limited edition of 50ex.

45cm x 100cm x 16cm available
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Great Wall, 2016

Multiple with archival inkjet embellished by hand - Limited edition of 50ex.

46cm x 113cm x 15cm available
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Jazz, 2016

Multiple with archival inkjet embellished by hand - Limited edition of 50ex.

45cm x 91cm x 20cm available
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Collection, 2018

Multiple with archival inkjet embellished by hand - Limited edition of 50ex.

44cm x 96cm x 13cm available
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Banksee, 2019

Multiple with archival inkjet embellished by hand - Limited edition of 75ex +10AP

44cm x 102cm x 17cm available
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Maeght, 2019

Multiple with archival inkjet embellished by hand - Limited edition of 75ex +10AP

45cm x 90cm x 17cm available
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Popsee, 2020

Multiple with archival inkjet embellished by hand - Limited edition of 75ex.

45cm x 102cm x 17cm available 45cm x 102cm x 17cm on request
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Venetia, 2021

Multiple with archival inkjet embellished by hand - Limited edition of 50 ex. + 10 AP

51cm x 53cm x 16cm available
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Street, 2021

Multiple with archival inkjet embellished by hand - Original edition of 60 ex.

39cm x 75cm x 20cm available
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Sea City, 2022

Multiple with archival inkjet embellished by hand - Limited edition of 100 ex.

40cm x 113cm x 17cm available
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Golden, 2022

Multiple with archival inkjet embellished by hand - Original edition of 60 ex.

46cm x 58cm x 17cm available
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Paree, 2023

Multiple with archival inkjet embellished by hand - Limited edition of 75ex +10AP

40cm x 117cm x 18cm available
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Studio, 2023

Multiple with archival inkjet embellished by hand - Limited edition of 75ex.

45cm x 102cm x 17cm on request

Oil on board - one of a kind original artworks

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Bon voyage

Oil on board - One of a kind original artwork

72cm x 190cm x 20cm available
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This is not a Magritte, 2018

Oil on board - One of a kind original artwork

75cm x 116cm x 21cm available
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Venice Askew, 2019

Oil on board - One of a kind original artwork

63cm x 161cm x 18cm available
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Amid the Pyramids, 2022

Oil on board - One of a kind original artwork

63cm x 127cm x 28cm on request 132cm x 246cm x 30cm available
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Graffiti, 2018

Oil on board - One of a kind original artwork

77cm x 188cm x 30cm available
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Capriccio, 2022

Oil on board - One of a kind original artwork

32cm x 50cm x 10cm available
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Under the Stairs, 2021

Oil on board - One of a kind original artwork

76cm x 179cm x 31cm available
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Composition, 2022

Oil on board - One of a kind original artwork

68cm x 100cm x 13cm available
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Banksy of England, 2021

Oil on board - One of a kind original artwork

50cm x 126cm x 15cm available
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Left Luggage, 2023

Oil on board - One of a kind original artwork

66cm x 148cm x 21cm available
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Paree, 2023

Oil on board - One of a kind original artwork

65cm x 125cm x 21cm on request
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By the Light of the Silvery Moon, 2023

Oil on board - One of a kind original artwork

57cm x 118cm x 19cm on request

Other

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More Stores, 2011

Oil on board - One of a kind original artwork

70cm x 175cm x 24cm on request
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Hughestorical, 2022

Oil on board - One of a kind original artwork

76cm x 250cm x 37cm on request
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Her Eyes on the Horizon, 2021

Oil on board - One of a kind original artwork

96cm x 248cm x 32cm on request
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Collecting, 2021

Oil on board - One of a kind original artwork

70cm x 258cm x 24cm on request

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