Sculpture :
Location : Minoru Park, Richmond
Media : Aluminum
The reverse perspective of Doors of Knowledge by British artist, Patrick Hughes, visually forces the viewer to question our ingrained habits of visual perception, the way that our visual reading of the world affects how we relate to the world around us. The painted aluminum doors swing open or shut, gradually revealing or concealing the natural landscape beyond them. On the opposite side of the doors are bookshelves with painted images of books on the shelves. Traditionally a painter, Patrick Hughes paintings have an illustrative quality that is flat and graphic.
"I believe they have an experience, unlike any other, in which they see the impossible happen. And I hope that they then think a bit about why that is. If lookers and seers experience the paradoxical and reciprocal relation between parts of the world and themselves, they get a sense of the flow of life."
For more information visit the artwork page on www.vblearn.ca
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Doors of Knowledge
Artist :Patrick Hughes
UKLocation : Minoru Park, Richmond
Media : Aluminum
The reverse perspective of Doors of Knowledge by British artist, Patrick Hughes, visually forces the viewer to question our ingrained habits of visual perception, the way that our visual reading of the world affects how we relate to the world around us. The painted aluminum doors swing open or shut, gradually revealing or concealing the natural landscape beyond them. On the opposite side of the doors are bookshelves with painted images of books on the shelves. Traditionally a painter, Patrick Hughes paintings have an illustrative quality that is flat and graphic.
"I believe they have an experience, unlike any other, in which they see the impossible happen. And I hope that they then think a bit about why that is. If lookers and seers experience the paradoxical and reciprocal relation between parts of the world and themselves, they get a sense of the flow of life."
For more information visit the artwork page on www.vblearn.ca
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