Malcolm Hughes

Malcolm Hughes (22 July 1920 – 19 September 1997) was a British constructive artist.[1]

Malcolm Hughes
Born	22 July 1920 Manchester, England
Died	19 September 1997 (aged 77) London, England
Nationality	English
Education	Regional College of Art, Manchester Royal College of Art
Known for	Painting
Movement	Abstract constructivism
Spouse(s)	Joan Barkworth, m.1947-dissolved Jean Spencer m.1997

Biography

Hughes was born in Manchester[2] and during the second world war, he was a radio operator in the Royal Navy.[1] After the war he became influenced by British abstract artists of the period[2] whilst training at the Regional College of Art in Manchester and then later at the Royal College of Art in London. Whilst he was a student in London his work was in the socialist realism style and he was involved in painting a large mural at the Royal Courts of Justice. By the 1960s he had developed his own form of constructivism and his work was exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London and the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles in Paris.[1]

He taught at a number of institutions during his life. During the 1960s he taught part-time at the architecture department of the Polytechnic of Central London, Bath Academy of Art and Chelsea School of Art, where he taught alongside two other constructive artists, John Ernest and Anthony Hill. In 1970 he began to teach part-time at the Slade School of Art and in 1973 began to run the graduate programme there.[1]

His works are in a number of collections, including at the Tate,[3] Warwick University, Manchester City Art Gallery,[4] Sussex University[5] and the British Council.[6]

In 2008, his work featured in an exhibition at Southampton City Art Gallery alongside other constructive artists, including Peter Lowe, Mary Martin.[7]

References

1. Stephen Bann (25 September 1997). "Obituary: Malcolm Hughes". The Independent.
2. "Malcolm Hughes Artist Constructivism Systems Biography". Malcolmhughesartist.eu. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
3. "Tate Collection - Malcolm Hughes". Tate.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
4. "University of Warwick Art Collection : Malcolm Hughes". University of Warwick. 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
5. "University of Sussex Library Special Collections : Artworks". University of Sussex. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
6. "British Council − Art Collection". British Council. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
7. "The Systems Group Artists At Southampton City Art Gallery". Culture24. 2008-03-30. Retrieved 2010-11-25.