Patrick Hughes was born in Birmingham, England, in October 1939. He is a self taught artist who plays with perspective, optical illusions and figure-ground relationships. Building upon the work of M.C. Escher, Rene Magritte and Richard Artschwager, Hughes' paintings form a bridge between painting which is static and two-dimensional, and sculpture which is not.
Hughes held his first exhibition in 1961 and went on to develop his distinct perspective studies in the early years of his career. In calling the main body of his work, “Reverspective,” Hughes aims to warp our perceptions by constructing solid space through the use of sculpted painting.
Hughes builds his sculptured paintings using board which is taped together, gessoed and sanded until it is a pristine wall relief which mimics the shape of space. He then goes on to compose images of rectilinear forms such as buildings, books, doorways, boxes and gallery walls. The resultant painted reliefs baffle his audience by demonstrating how deceptive appearances can be. His Surrealist horizons imply deep space while the surface of the painting appears flat. Yet upon walking toward these seemingly flat paintings, they loom out at us, creating a disorientating, moving experience. Hughes challenges the assumptions of our eye and our brain, raising important questions about human perception and the subconscious.
Soon after his first appearance on the London art scene Hughes began exhibiting with Angela Flowers Gallery and continued to do so for over 40 years. In addition, he has taken part in many solo and group exhibitions across the UK and in America. As well as painting, he has also written and collated three books on visual and verbal rhetoric.
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Popsicle
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
Patrick Hughes "Popsicle" 3D Multiple. A hand painted pop culture inspired, three dimensional, reverspective print. Depicting works by Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, David ...
Digital Pigment
$11,377
Banksi
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Bristol, GB
Hand painted 3D multiple with archival inkjet Edition 35 of 100 Mint, as issued Signed and numbered on the front
Archival Ink
$4,400
H 60 in W 48 in
Standing Ovation - conceptual vignette with red velvet curtain and marble floor
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large scale interior photograph of conceptual vignette with dark red velvet curtain and white Carrara marble floor Standing Ovation (2016) by Frank S...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 2 in Dm 45 in
IRIS IV - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
a mesmerizing sea of light amber, emerald and aqua color tones, from an ongoing photography project since the late 1990s, capturing the details of the human iris and a pupil's unique...
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographi...
$7,200
H 2 in Dm 45 in
IRIS III - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
a mesmerizing sea of light blue and acqua color tones from an ongoing photography project since the late 1990s, capturing the details of the human iris and a pupil's unique abstracti...
Plexiglass, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Photograph...
$500
H 19 in W 13 in
"Hidden Staircase", Contemporary, Abandoned Architecture, Black and White Photo
By Rebecca Skinner
Located in Franklin, MA
Rebecca Skinner’s “Hidden Staircase” is a black and white photo of a decaying stairwell with peeling paint and ornate wrought-iron railings. The...
Black and White, Archival Pigment
$2,200
H 30 in W 40 in
SPQR (Rome) Urban Vignette, Signed Edition of 25, 30x40 Inches Print
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
details of an almost monochromatic and timeless urban vignette captured in Rome, Italy, photographed with a large format camera to allow epic scale print sizes with incredible image ...
Giclée, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
$7,200
H 2 in Dm 45 in
IRIS II - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
a mesmerizing sea of dark green and brown tones from an ongoing photography project since the late 1990s, capturing the details of the human eye and a pupil's unique abstractions Ir...
Acrylic, Plexiglass, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
Moka with Lemons by Kenny Harris
By Kenny Harris
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Moka with Lemons by Kenny Harris archival giclee print of an original painting printed with archival pigment inks on cotton rag paper 11 x 14 inches signed & numbered edition of ...
Giclée, Digital Pigment
$795
H 24 in W 16 in D 0.5 in
"Succession", Contemporary, Abandoned Interior, Doorway, Red, Color Photograph
By Rebecca Skinner
Located in Franklin, MA
Rebecca Skinner’s “Succession” was photographed at an abandoned hospital and is part of her “Forgotten” series raising mental health awareness. Seemingly endless doorways open to sof...
Metal
Saint Vitus Architeuthis Manalishi with the Seven Tentacle Crown
By Hunter Stabler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Saint Vitus Architeuthis Manalishi with the Seven Tentacle Crown" by Hunter Stabler is an original ink and graphite on hand-cut paper layered piece mounted to plexiglass. The piece ships in the pictured wood frame and measures 44"h x 44"w. Hunter Stabler was born in Jefferson City, Missouri and was raised in upstate South Carolina. He received a BFA in painting from The Maryland Institute, College of Art and an MFA in painting from the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently pursuing an MFA in Digital Art at Louisiana State University. His work has been widely exhibited across the United States and internationally including exhibitions at the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Brooklyn, NY, The Shelburne Art Museum in Shelburne, VT, the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, NJ, and the Islip Art Museum in East Islip, NY. His hand-cut paper artwork has been published in the books High Touch: Tactile Design and Visual Explorations, Push Paper, Strangers in the Nest (a book of Poems by Anselm Berrigan, Letterpress printed with images accompanying each poem), and published in Laminate Magazine, First Look Magazine, and American Craft Magazine. He was named “Philadelphia’s Next Hot Artist...
Plexiglass, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Graphite
Alex Katz 'Dancer 2' Signed Aluminum Cutout 2020
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present) Katz' 2020 'Dancer 2' is a cutout with UV-cured archival inks on shaped powder-coated aluminum, mounted to aluminum base. Incised 'Alex Katz', dated and num...
Metal
$7,000
H 48 in W 36 in D 8 in
Abstract Wall Sculpture 'Untitled Wallpaper Abstraction #36'
Located in White Plains, NY
'Untitled Wallpaper Abstraction #36' 2024. Found wallpaper collage on wood form, 48 x 36 x 6 in. is a multicolor, abstract geometric sculpture featuring carefully cut pieces of found...
Archival Ink, Wood Panel
Unavailable|$4,099
H 98.43 in W 12.6 in
Untitled (Leporello), Abstract Art, Minimalism, Conceptual Art
By Daniel Buren
Located in Hamburg, DE
Daniel Buren (French, born 1938) Untitled (Leporello), 2009 Medium: 10-part leporello, digital pigment print on 188 g Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper Dimensions: 250 x 32 cm (98½ x 12½ in...
Digital Pigment
Palazzi
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Ed. 50 Patrick Hughes (b. 1939) is a British artist working in London. He is the creator of “reverspective,” an optical illusion on a three-dimensional surface where the parts of th...
Archival Ink, Acrylic
In and Out
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Ed. 75 Patrick Hughes (b. 1939) is a British artist working in London. He is the creator of “reverspective,” an optical illusion on a three-dimensional surface where the parts of th...
Archival Ink, Acrylic
Banksy
By Patrick Hughes
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Patrick Hughes (b. 1939) is a British artist working in London. He is the creator of “reverspective,” an optical illusion on a three-dimensional surface where the parts of the pictur...
Archival Ink, Acrylic