Daniel Hughes _ Lot 10

Ingram Gallery

Title: Into White II

About this piece: Visual experience is dynamic. Hughes draws attention to the parts that create the whole. As parallel to our eyes and brain working in tandem for us to 'see', a painting is a sum of its parts. Our cognitive desire for completeness and coherence fills in the gaps with the active overlay of our past experiences and knowledge. In majestic compositions reminiscent of the Renaissance, Hughes takes us through foreground, middle, and background on a visual odyssey. The solitary figure presents a path into the landscape as a shared portal to knowing ourselves better, enabling one to experience self within the collective that is us.

Dimensions: 16" x 10"

Medium: Oil on canvas

Value: $3,800

Date: 2024

Daniel marries contemporary conceptual and formal values with nineteenth century classical training. He has held solo exhibitions across Canada, the United States, and London, UK. Hughes completed his MFA at New York Academy of Art in 1995 after graduating from OCAD University with a BFA, which included a year studying in Florence, Italy. In her works she envisions a utopian intersection of multiple countries, cultures and beliefs where unity exists beyond differences and divisions.