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Daniel HughesDiver No 1 - green, purple, portrait, male, abstract figurative, oil on canvas2020
2020
$5,000
£3,734.76
€4,329.86
CA$6,942.38
A$7,781.51
CHF 4,051.60
MX$95,015.55
NOK 51,440.64
SEK 48,761.10
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A diver caught as he’s jumping into the water is the dynamic subject of this new portrait by Daniel Hughes. The Canadian artist is known for his stunning, realistic paintings. In this piece the image of a man in swimming trunks is blurred, the details in his face obscured by his hand holding his nose. The overall effect gives the portrait a sense of motion. The colour palette is muted—grays, browns, a touch of blue accented by a soft green background.
“Figures just excited me. … It’s the hardest thing to do. Painting the figure is the biggest challenge.” Dan Hughes
After completing his MFA at New York Academy of Art in 1995, Hughes studied in Florence, Italy through the Ontario College of Art. Hughes received the Elizabeth Greenshields Award for Figurative Art in 1991 and 1995. He has had solo shows throughout Canada, England and the US, and was part of a prestigious group show at The National Portrait Gallery in London (2005).
- Creator:Daniel Hughes (1968, Canadian)
- Creation Year:2020
- Dimensions:Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Bloomfield, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU29112543762
Daniel Hughes
After completing his MFA at New York Academy of Art in 1995, Dan Hughes studied in Florence, Italy, through the Ontario College of Art. During this period he moved towards "observational realism." According to critic Donald Kuspit, observational realism depicts the world exactly as it appears to be. But Hughes brings color into this vision - he creates "a beautiful friction" between warm and cool tones. “Figures just excited me. … It’s the hardest thing to do. Painting the figure is the biggest challenge,” he suggested. “I’m a problem solver. My dad was a mathematician, and he’s a problem solver, so I think I got it from him. Learning how to paint the figure is all about problem solving. How do I make that look real? How do I turn that? How do I make that light look proper? How do I understand anatomy? It’s not something you’re born with at all.” - Dan Hughes Hughes received the Elizabeth Greenshields Award for Figurative Art in 1991 and 1995. He has had solo shows throughout Canada, England and the US, and was part of a prestigious group show at The National Portrait Gallery in London (2005). He was shortlisted for the British Portrait Prize in 2012, was shortlisted for the Canadian Portrait Prize in 2015 and received Honourable mention at the Kingston Portrait Prize in 2017.
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