Scott Richards Contemporary Art is excited to announce The Newest Perspective, the upcoming exhibition of illusory artworks by acclaimed British artist, Patrick Hughes.
Meet the artist at the opening reception on Saturday, October 19, 4 - 6 pm and experience the confounding effects of his three-dimensional paintings in reverse perspective. The exhibition continues through November 16th.
The Newest Perspective, debuts an exciting, new development in Hughes' continuous exploration of visual perspective: Solid Hollows. These sculptural, three-dimensional paintings on perpendicular wood panels defy the limits of visual perception and surpass the intrigue of his iconic oil on board constructions. With a singular subject at their core, these recent compositions challenge our sense of reality and evoke a mysterious sense of movement as they appear to morph and shift before our eyes.
Of special note, is Hughes' own special homage to the city of San Francisco: Golden Gate, a large format oil on board construction which features images of the Golden Gate Bridge and the famous San Francisco skyline as seen from a vantage point within a museum collection of works by various Pop artists including: Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Bay Area's renowned Wayne Thiebaud and Mel Ramos.
Hughes has achieved world renown for his reverspective, three dimensional artworks that straddle the boundaries between painting and sculpture and challenge our perception of depth and space. He cleverly plays with the concept of perspective by using three-dimensional reliefs that project outward, yet they appear to recede into the distance when viewed from certain angles. As viewers move around the pieces, the apparent depth shifts, creating a mesmerizing illusion of space moving in opposition to their movement.
This illusion happens through reverse perspective, where the closest part of the artwork is constructed as physically nearer but appears further away, and vice versa. Hughes' mastery of this optical illusion invites us to reconsider the boundaries of visual perception, challenging the brain's natural assumptions about space and distance.
"The magic of the reverspectives is that I have managed to create an art that comes alive. Each plane of the picture shrinks or expands to accommodate the movement of the onlooker, in perfect harmony, like a good dance partner."
Hughes' works often feature vibrant, colorful imagery, ranging from cityscapes and architectural forms to abstract patterns, which further enhance the surreal and dynamic nature of the viewing experience. They open up a playful dialogue between the real and the imagined, the tangible and the illusory, drawing viewers into a constantly shifting world of visual possibilities.
Highlighting the artist's ceaseless interest in the interaction between vision and perception, The Newest Perspective underscores Hughes' relevance in today's ever-evolving contemporary art landscape, affirming his creative spirit and innovative approach to art.
The world-renowned British artist lives in London and has also written numerous books on visual and verbal rhetoric. Hughes' paintings have earned international acclaim as part of exhibitions in the United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Korea, and Canada; they are also included in prestigious museum collections, such as the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Tate Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, The Wurth Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Detroit Institute of Art among others.
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Meet the artist at the opening reception on Saturday, October 19, 4 - 6 pm and experience the confounding effects of his three-dimensional paintings in reverse perspective. The exhibition continues through November 16th.
The Newest Perspective, debuts an exciting, new development in Hughes' continuous exploration of visual perspective: Solid Hollows. These sculptural, three-dimensional paintings on perpendicular wood panels defy the limits of visual perception and surpass the intrigue of his iconic oil on board constructions. With a singular subject at their core, these recent compositions challenge our sense of reality and evoke a mysterious sense of movement as they appear to morph and shift before our eyes.
Of special note, is Hughes' own special homage to the city of San Francisco: Golden Gate, a large format oil on board construction which features images of the Golden Gate Bridge and the famous San Francisco skyline as seen from a vantage point within a museum collection of works by various Pop artists including: Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Bay Area's renowned Wayne Thiebaud and Mel Ramos.
Hughes has achieved world renown for his reverspective, three dimensional artworks that straddle the boundaries between painting and sculpture and challenge our perception of depth and space. He cleverly plays with the concept of perspective by using three-dimensional reliefs that project outward, yet they appear to recede into the distance when viewed from certain angles. As viewers move around the pieces, the apparent depth shifts, creating a mesmerizing illusion of space moving in opposition to their movement.
This illusion happens through reverse perspective, where the closest part of the artwork is constructed as physically nearer but appears further away, and vice versa. Hughes' mastery of this optical illusion invites us to reconsider the boundaries of visual perception, challenging the brain's natural assumptions about space and distance.
"The magic of the reverspectives is that I have managed to create an art that comes alive. Each plane of the picture shrinks or expands to accommodate the movement of the onlooker, in perfect harmony, like a good dance partner."
Hughes' works often feature vibrant, colorful imagery, ranging from cityscapes and architectural forms to abstract patterns, which further enhance the surreal and dynamic nature of the viewing experience. They open up a playful dialogue between the real and the imagined, the tangible and the illusory, drawing viewers into a constantly shifting world of visual possibilities.
Highlighting the artist's ceaseless interest in the interaction between vision and perception, The Newest Perspective underscores Hughes' relevance in today's ever-evolving contemporary art landscape, affirming his creative spirit and innovative approach to art.
The world-renowned British artist lives in London and has also written numerous books on visual and verbal rhetoric. Hughes' paintings have earned international acclaim as part of exhibitions in the United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Korea, and Canada; they are also included in prestigious museum collections, such as the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Tate Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, The Wurth Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Detroit Institute of Art among others.
Scott Richards Contemporary Art is excited to announce The Newest Perspective, the upcoming exhibition of illusory artworks by acclaimed British artist, Patrick Hughes.
Meet the artist at the opening reception on Saturday, October 19, 4 - 6 pm and experience the confounding effects of his three-dimensional paintings in reverse perspective. The exhibition continues through November 16th.
The Newest Perspective, debuts an exciting, new development in Hughes' continuous exploration of visual perspective: Solid Hollows. These sculptural, three-dimensional paintings on perpendicular wood panels defy the limits of visual perception and surpass the intrigue of his iconic oil on board constructions. With a singular subject at their core, these recent compositions challenge our sense of reality and evoke a mysterious sense of movement as they appear to morph and shift before our eyes.
Of special note, is Hughes' own special homage to the city of San Francisco: Golden Gate, a large format oil on board construction which features images of the Golden Gate Bridge and the famous San Francisco skyline as seen from a vantage point within a museum collection of works by various Pop artists including: Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Bay Area's renowned Wayne Thiebaud and Mel Ramos.
Hughes has achieved world renown for his reverspective, three dimensional artworks that straddle the boundaries between painting and sculpture and challenge our perception of depth and space. He cleverly plays with the concept of perspective by using three-dimensional reliefs that project outward, yet they appear to recede into the distance when viewed from certain angles. As viewers move around the pieces, the apparent depth shifts, creating a mesmerizing illusion of space moving in opposition to their movement.
This illusion happens through reverse perspective, where the closest part of the artwork is constructed as physically nearer but appears further away, and vice versa. Hughes' mastery of this optical illusion invites us to reconsider the boundaries of visual perception, challenging the brain's natural assumptions about space and distance.
"The magic of the reverspectives is that I have managed to create an art that comes alive. Each plane of the picture shrinks or expands to accommodate the movement of the onlooker, in perfect harmony, like a good dance partner."
Hughes' works often feature vibrant, colorful imagery, ranging from cityscapes and architectural forms to abstract patterns, which further enhance the surreal and dynamic nature of the viewing experience. They open up a playful dialogue between the real and the imagined, the tangible and the illusory, drawing viewers into a constantly shifting world of visual possibilities.
Highlighting the artist's ceaseless interest in the interaction between vision and perception, The Newest Perspective underscores Hughes' relevance in today's ever-evolving contemporary art landscape, affirming his creative spirit and innovative approach to art.
The world-renowned British artist lives in London and has also written numerous books on visual and verbal rhetoric. Hughes' paintings have earned international acclaim as part of exhibitions in the United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Korea, and Canada; they are also included in prestigious museum collections, such as the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Tate Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, The Wurth Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Detroit Institute of Art among others.
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Meet the artist at the opening reception on Saturday, October 19, 4 - 6 pm and experience the confounding effects of his three-dimensional paintings in reverse perspective. The exhibition continues through November 16th.
The Newest Perspective, debuts an exciting, new development in Hughes' continuous exploration of visual perspective: Solid Hollows. These sculptural, three-dimensional paintings on perpendicular wood panels defy the limits of visual perception and surpass the intrigue of his iconic oil on board constructions. With a singular subject at their core, these recent compositions challenge our sense of reality and evoke a mysterious sense of movement as they appear to morph and shift before our eyes.
Of special note, is Hughes' own special homage to the city of San Francisco: Golden Gate, a large format oil on board construction which features images of the Golden Gate Bridge and the famous San Francisco skyline as seen from a vantage point within a museum collection of works by various Pop artists including: Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Bay Area's renowned Wayne Thiebaud and Mel Ramos.
Hughes has achieved world renown for his reverspective, three dimensional artworks that straddle the boundaries between painting and sculpture and challenge our perception of depth and space. He cleverly plays with the concept of perspective by using three-dimensional reliefs that project outward, yet they appear to recede into the distance when viewed from certain angles. As viewers move around the pieces, the apparent depth shifts, creating a mesmerizing illusion of space moving in opposition to their movement.
This illusion happens through reverse perspective, where the closest part of the artwork is constructed as physically nearer but appears further away, and vice versa. Hughes' mastery of this optical illusion invites us to reconsider the boundaries of visual perception, challenging the brain's natural assumptions about space and distance.
"The magic of the reverspectives is that I have managed to create an art that comes alive. Each plane of the picture shrinks or expands to accommodate the movement of the onlooker, in perfect harmony, like a good dance partner."
Hughes' works often feature vibrant, colorful imagery, ranging from cityscapes and architectural forms to abstract patterns, which further enhance the surreal and dynamic nature of the viewing experience. They open up a playful dialogue between the real and the imagined, the tangible and the illusory, drawing viewers into a constantly shifting world of visual possibilities.
Highlighting the artist's ceaseless interest in the interaction between vision and perception, The Newest Perspective underscores Hughes' relevance in today's ever-evolving contemporary art landscape, affirming his creative spirit and innovative approach to art.
The world-renowned British artist lives in London and has also written numerous books on visual and verbal rhetoric. Hughes' paintings have earned international acclaim as part of exhibitions in the United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Korea, and Canada; they are also included in prestigious museum collections, such as the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Tate Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, The Wurth Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Detroit Institute of Art among others.
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