Hughie O''donoghue

Hughie O'Donoghue (b. 1953) explores themes of universal human experience, ideas of truth and the relationship between memory and identity. Often standing apart from his contemporaries in the scale and ambition of his paintings, O'Donoghue's work addresses the need to learn the lessons and complexities of recent history through the lens of the often overlooked and anonymous individual. Beautifully illustrated, encompassing four decades of work, this major publication is the broadest survey of the artist to date. Including new writing from the artist alongside four commissioned essays by leading art historians and critics, with a preface by the poet Tom Paulin, this comprehensive book documents O'Donoghue's ambitious vision.

About the author

Jo Baring is a curator and writer and Director of the Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art. Martin Gayford is an art critic and the author of biographical studies of Michelangelo, John Constable and Vincent van Gogh. Lee Hallman is an art historian and curator who lectures and publishes frequently on modern and contemporary art, particularly in the field of 20th-century British painting. Thomas Marks is a writer and art critic and the former editor of Apollo magazine. Tom Paulin is a poet, critic, playwright and lecturer. Tanja Pirsig-Marshall is Deputy Director and Head of Exhibitions, Collection and Research at the LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur, Münster.

Summary

Hughie O’Donoghue (b. 1953) explores themes of universal human experience, ideas of truth and the relationship between memory and identity. Often standing apart from his contemporaries in the scale and ambition of his paintings, O’Donoghue’s work addresses the need to learn the lessons and complexities of recent history through the lens of the often overlooked and anonymous individual.
Beautifully illustrated, encompassing four decades of work, this major publication is the broadest survey of the artist to date. Including new writing from the artist alongside four commissioned essays by leading art historians and critics, with a preface by the poet Tom Paulin, this comprehensive book documents O’Donoghue’s ambitious vision.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Gayford, Gayford Martin, Lee Hallman, Hughie O'Donoghue, Martin Hallman Hughie O''donoghue Gayford, Thomas Marks, Marks Thomas, Tanja Persig Marshall, Tanja Pirsig-Marshall, Pirsig-Marshall Tanja
• Assisted by: Jo Baring (Editor), Tom Paulin (Foreword), Tom Paulin (Foreword), Paulin Tom (Foreword)
• Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.09.2023
• EAN: 9781848226265
• ISBN: 978-1-84822-626-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, History of Art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Painting & paintings, Art & design styles: from c 1960, Individual artists, art monographs, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Paintings and painting, Anglo-Irish painting;Contemporary painting