Biography
Patrick Hughes is a British artist known for inventing a unique optical illusion called "reverspective": a three-dimensional relief painting in which the objects that appear closest to the viewer are actually the furthest away in space. His work plays with perspective and distance, challenging and sometimes disorienting his audience. "When the principles of perspective are inverted and consolidated into sculptural paintings, something extraordinary happens," he says of his work. "The mind is fooled into believing in the impossible, that a static painting can move on its own." Born Peter David Hughes on October 20, 1939 in Birmingham, England, the painter created Sticking-out Room, his first "reverspective" in 1964, after studying at Leeds Day Training College. On the day of his graduation, his first exhibition took place at the Portal Gallery in London. Currently living and working in London, England, Hughes continues to follow the traditions of Pop Art, Optical Art and Surrealism.
Expositions
Selection of museums and public collections:
Tate Britain London, UK
Victoria & Albert Museum, UK
Birmingham Museums and Art Galleries, UK
Norwich Castle Museum & Art gallery, UK
Museum of Modern Art Glasgow, UK
Irish Museum of Modern Art - IMMA, Dublin, UK
Denver Art Museum, USA
Nasher Museum of Art, USA
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Wisconsin, USA
The Nickle Arts Museum Calgary, Canada,
The Louisiana Museum, Danemark
Würth Museum, Allemagne
Sammlung Alison & Peter W. Klein, Eberdingen-Nussdorf, Allemagne
Phillip Morris Collection, New York,
University of Houston,
Centrica plc, CNA Insurance Chicago,
Procter & Gamble, Surrey & Cincinatti,
Northeast University, Boston,
Swire Group, Hong Kong,
Rexifield cc, Woogin Group Seoul,
Hanjin shipping co. Seoul,
Centrum Kunstlicht in de Kunst, Eindhoven Netherlands,
Deutsche Bibliothek, Frankfurt,
Apax Partners Holdings ltd.
Cox Insurance holdings plc.
Deutsche Bank ag London
Lloyds TSB group plc. London,
Westdeutsche Landesbank, London,
J. Walter Thompson
Goldsmiths Hall, Goldman Sachs International,
Time Out Group, London,
Arts Council of Great Britain
The Contemporary Art Society, London,
Isle of Man Arts Council
The British Council,
Leeds University,
University of Edinburgh,
University College of Wales,
Leicestershire Educational Authority,
Royal National Institute for the Blind,
The British Library, London.