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Welcome to our online magazine. In this section you will find a selection of short articles about Patrick Hughes work.

This fascinating image is showing at Flowers East as part of a group show called 'Small is Beautiful 2005' from 5th December 2005 - 7th January 2005. Combining humour and self-reference...more

Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope, was run out of town with his father for banking fraud and fled to Athens in the 4th cn. BCE. After becoming a disciple to the half citizen Antisthenes, he eschewed material...more

Cow Parade is an international charity art festival where artists are invited to paint cows in any way they choose. The cows are then displayed in public locations...more

The Uroboros is a classical image of a serpent devouring its own tail and is first recorded in Egypt circa 1600 BC. Similar images appear in many mythologies from Europe and Asia. Patrick Hughes has long been...more

Patrick Hughes fascination with the paradoxical image can be found throughout his work. An early theme that he has often returned to is that of the rainbow, in particular 'wrong' rainbows...more