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Paul Hughes
Screaming for Joy - Glósóli No.8

2025

$5,400
£4,118.33
€4,745.39
CA$7,713.76
A$8,480.40
CHF 4,383.65
MX$101,473.43
NOK 55,342.62
SEK 51,885.25
DKK 35,441.23

About the Item

In Screaming for Joy – Glósóli no. 8, Paul Hughes extends his painterly exploration of the “glow of the soul” — Glósóli, the Icelandic-Norse term that merges sunlight and spirit. Working from his Kerry studio, Hughes paints with vigorous physicality: sweeping movements, layered raw pigments, acrylics, and varnish fuse into an active, breathing surface. The painting’s rhythm recalls tidal light over the Atlantic, yet remains non-referential — a choreography of perception rather than a landscape. Hughes’s optical layering allows each hue to modulate with the viewer’s movement, revealing hidden warmth within apparent coolness, as if the canvas itself were illuminated from within. This dynamic equilibrium between depth and surface, body and light, encapsulates the artist’s pursuit of that rare instant when one feels utterly at peace with oneself — a momentary burst of inner radiance, both seen and sensed.
  • Creator:
    Paul Hughes
  • Creation Year:
    2025
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1566217057302

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