Dallas, TX, United States
Hugh's work uses line, color, and shape to express the spirit and nature of our urban environment. T...
About the artist
Joined In 2021
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About the artist
Joined In 2021
(4 Followers)
Hugh's work uses line, color, and shape to express the spirit and nature of our urban environment. The collections explore abstract interpretations of “circular sightings” and the land we live on.
Investigations started when observing the composition and complexities of our highway interchanges and land patterns. All civilizations across recorded human history have had great engineering feats and divided the land. Feats that defined their age. Not unlike the pyramids of Egypt, I believe highways are the symbol of our era and the land shows our marks.
My current body of work invites you to explore the myriad lives that have traversed the land. Each work reveals a landscape marked by division, brought to life through historical land deeds, handwritten letters and ledger lists. My sculptures transform antique farming, blacksmithing, and land surveying tools into contemporary totems.
Together, these elements chronicle humanity's fleeting presence on earth, juxtaposed with the land’s enduring essence. As the sun rises and sets, we become part of the land’s history, a testament to our brief moment in time.
BFA
Kansas City Art Institute
Hugh earned BFA from Kansas City Art Institute with Major in Design with minor in Sculpture
Hugh studied graphic design under Victor Papanek one of the twentieth century's most influential pioneers of social and ecological design. His key work, Design for the Real World, remains the most widely read book about design ever published.
Hugh also apprenticed with Dale Eldred, internationally acclaimed sculptor renowned for large-scale sculptures that emphasized both natural and generated light.
Recent Exhibits
2023
Goldmark Cultural Center
J.H. Milde Gallery
Freeways
April 22nd to May 27th, 2023
The exhibit collection included fine art drawings, oil pastel on paper, oil on board, metal and wood sculptures.
Craighead Green Gallery
NEW TEXAS TALENT XXIX
July 9th to August 20th 2023
Craighead Green Gallery, located in the Dallas Design District, represents the finest in contemporary art from both national and international artists.
ArtCentre of Plano
Texas Sculpts II
July to August 2023. T
The ArtCentre has selected 12 highly recognized sculptors from throughout Texas to display their works in a two-month exhibition.
Eisemann Performance Center
Forrest & Virginia Green Mezzanine Gallery
Circular Sightings and the Hum of Humanity
Silo Exhibition
November to December 2024
Gensler Architectural Services
Corporate Offices
Artist Showcase
December 2023 to February 2024
2024
Ruth Andres Gallery
April to May 2024
Silo Showcase Exhibition
Veneration: Travels of the Mind
2025
McKinney Performing Arts Center: ‘Unique by Nature’ Juried Art Show Top 10.
Lovers Lane United Methodist Church Watson Hall Art Reach Solo Exhibit
Eisemann Performing Arts Center: Listening to the Land Collection Solo Exhibit
Showed at the The Other Art Fair
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