Large-scale acrylic paintings and collages by retired graphic artist and book designer Ken Hughes will be on show at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts starting Friday.
The London, England, native will display 18 pieces — the biggest, titled Spem in Alium, at 10 feet wide — in a solo exhibit called In Other Words….
Hughes told The Tri-City News last week he likes to create giant artwork as he spent much of his life was in front of a small screen. “I was always longing to get away from that,” he said of his digital career.
Hughes is particularly fascinated with Roman and Greek inscriptions carved into public places or buildings as well as the alphabet. “When they get bigger, the letters have a kind of grandeur,” the Vancouver resident said. “I like how they look in different languages: In Latin and German and so forth.”
It will be Hughes’ first time exhibiting at Place des Arts.
Meanwhile, also opening Sept. 9 are shows by Helena Wadsley (Maple Maple, charcoal on paper) and Place des Arts’ teachers and staff (Art Feats). Staff taking part this year include Jessie Au, Carleigh Soo, Tania Deisinger and Lidia Kosznik.
Admission to the 7 p.m. reception is free. Call 604-664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca.
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