patrick hughes

Patrick HUGHES
  • exhibitions
  • biography
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.

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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.

Oil on board - one of a kind original artworks

Zoom Nutty Slack, 2009

Nutty Slack, 2009

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Zoom This is not a Magritte, 2018

This is not a Magritte, 2018

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30" x 46" x 8" (75cm x 116cm x 21cm) available
Zoom Venice Askew, 2019

Venice Askew, 2019

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25" x 63" x 7" (63cm x 161cm x 18cm) available
Zoom Making A Mark, 2013

Making A Mark, 2013

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19" x 41" x 5" (49cm x 104cm x 13cm) available
Zoom A Maze , 1991

A Maze , 1991

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41" x 99" x 19" (104cm x 252cm x 47cm) available
Zoom Amid the Pyramids, 2022

Amid the Pyramids, 2022

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52" x 97" x 12" (132cm x 246cm x 30cm) available 25" x 50" x 11" (63cm x 127cm x 28cm) on request
Zoom Netherlandscape, 2018

Netherlandscape, 2018

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Zoom Magog and Assiniboine

Magog and Assiniboine

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Zoom Motion Parallax

Motion Parallax

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Zoom Pensive Palazzi, 2020

Pensive Palazzi, 2020

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Zoom Eccentric Venice, 2020

Eccentric Venice, 2020

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Zoom Golden Light, 2022 - PU

Golden Light, 2022 - PU

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Zoom Luggage, 2020

Luggage, 2020

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Zoom Reverspectacular, 2022

Reverspectacular, 2022

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Zoom Under the Stairs, 2021

Under the Stairs, 2021

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Zoom Variety

Variety

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Zoom Great Wall, 2016

Great Wall, 2016

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Zoom Jazz, 2016

Jazz, 2016

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Zoom Indoors, 2000

Indoors, 2000

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22" x 34" x 7" (56cm x 86cm x 17cm) available
Zoom Art Apartment, 2004

Art Apartment, 2004

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17" x 37" x 7" (42cm x 95cm x 18cm) available
Zoom Robotski, 2017

Robotski, 2017

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18" x 39" x 6" (45cm x 100cm x 16cm) available
Zoom Collection, 2018

Collection, 2018

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17" x 38" x 5" (44cm x 96cm x 13cm) available
Zoom Banksee, 2019

Banksee, 2019

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Zoom Maeght, 2019

Maeght, 2019

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18" x 35" x 7" (45cm x 90cm x 17cm) available
Zoom Popsee, 2020

Popsee, 2020

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18" x 40" x 7" (45cm x 102cm x 17cm) available
Zoom Banksi, 2021

Banksi, 2021

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Zoom Venetia, 2021

Venetia, 2021

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Zoom Street, 2021

Street, 2021

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Sea City, 2022

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Zoom Venice Volumes, 2013

Venice Volumes, 2013

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Zoom Citta Vecchia , 2019

Citta Vecchia , 2019

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Zoom Contemplating Venice, 2020

Contemplating Venice, 2020

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Zoom Around Venice, 2022

Around Venice, 2022

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Zoom Patrick’s Palazzi, 2022

Patrick’s Palazzi, 2022

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PatriCanaletto, 2022

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Window Shopping, 2021

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