BIOGRAPHY
Biography
Karl Hughes is a contemporary figurative English painter & draughtsman. He graduated from De Montfort University in Design Management and has worked as a commercial illustrator (including clients such as Rolls Royce Plc), and a teacher before moving into the digital commerce industry in the late 1990's.
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Karl cites the intimism of Vuillard and tonal qualities of Sickert as major influences on his approach. The images he creates are purposely out-of-focus, blurred and employ ‘contre-jour’ effects that heighten their anonymity and ambiguity.
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In 2012 Karl won the Wirral Spring/Summer Open Exhibition and is an elected member of the Wirral Society of Arts. Karl is also a member of the National Association of Acrylic Painters.
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Karl's work has been purchased by the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum and is held in private collections in the UK, USA, Canada and France.
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Exhibitions
The LAKE Gallery, Open Exhibition. West Kirby [https://thelakegallery.co.uk]
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01 DEC 2022 - 28 JAN 2023
A Time to Reflect. Scenes from Lower Heswall in Quarantine. YOT, Heswall [download PDF]
15 SEP - 25 OCT - 2020
WSA 6th National Open Art Exhibition. Williamson Art Gallery and Museum
22 SEP - 04 NOV - 2012
Art Merseywide: The Best of Merseyside Open Exhibitions, Liverpool Academy of Arts
25 SEP - 1 NOV - 2012
Wirral Spring/Summer Open Exhibition, Williamson Art Gallery and Museum
30 JUN - 9 SEP - 2012