Name: Washing
Brand: Patrick Hughes
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Washing

BY PATRICK HUGHES

gouache on paper (2024)

£15.00

All our cards are 7x5 inch Archival Prints

THE STORY

'Hanging paint up to dry is what I have to do. The poetry of a shirt billowing on the washing line and being alive.' Patrick Hughes (b.1939) is a British artist, pioneer and inventor of “reverspective”. Since his debut solo show in London in 1961, he has exhibited in over 200 shows worldwide. This piece invites viewers to reflect on the subtleties of movement and stillness, turning a routine chore into an unexpectedly, poetic moment of being alive.

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Gallery Standard Prints

Our giclée cards are printed on archival-quality paper with a soft, natural feel and subtle texture.

Favoured by artists and photographers, giclée printing is a gallery standard printing method that produces stunningly detailed and vibrant images.

When you choose a giclée print, you’re investing in a piece of art that lasts for many years to come.

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Our cards are FSC-certified, sustainably sourced, and printed with water-based inks that are elemental chlorine-free. Made from 100% acid-free, vegan-friendly materials, they’re also fully recyclable.

Supporting Artists

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About the artist

Introduction to Patrick Hughes

Patrick Hughes’ first solo show was in 1961 in Mayfair, London. A catalogue introduction was by the critic David Sylvester. He has since held one-person exhibitions in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and New York, and In Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Holland, Belgium and Switzerland - two hundred so far. Patrick made his first reverspective relief painting in 1964 and has refined his art hugely over the last fifty years, a system which is widely imitated. These works are constructed of wooden pyramids in perspective but the wrong way around, with the furthest point of the space represented being closest to the viewer. The resulting illusion is extraordinary, the viewer relates to the painting as it seems to move seamlessly, giving an impression of being in the room or outside the architecture depicted. The University of London granted Patrick Hughes the degree of Doctor of Science in 2014 for his contribution to the study of the psychology of the perception. Hughes has throughout his career studied and written about visual and verbal logic, his book Paradoxymoron, Foolish Wisdom in Words and Pictures offers a magisterial insight into his original way of thinking. The Tate Gallery, the British Library, the British Academy, The Wurth Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The Detroit Institute of Art and many other institutions hold Hughes’ art. His resourceful and imaginative work, reflecting on the history of art and architecture is inspiring and revelatory about our world and how we relate to it.

Eyes on the detail

Our cards are fine art prints and produced using Giclée printing, a fine art technique that ensures exquisite detail.

Manufacture

All our cards are printed in UK

Format

All our cards 5x7" (Portrait or Landscape)

Product

Archival paper
Natural and soft feel

Eco Properties

FSC Certified
Water-based inks
Sustainably sourced
Vegan-friendly inks
Recyclable

Features

Sent in protective hard-backed fine art envelope.
Option to be supplied with an additional brown kraft envelope and a protective biodegradable OPP bag if sent directly to customers.

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