Patrick Hughes, born Peter David Hughes on 20 October 1939 in Birmingham, England, is an artist best known for inventing a unique optical illusion known as ‘reverspective’: a three-dimensional relief painting in which the objects that appear closest to the viewer are in fact the furthest away in space. His work plays with perspective and distance, challenging and sometimes disorientating his audience. Currently living and working in London, England, Hughes continues to follow the traditions of Pop Art, Optical Art and Surrealism.