Manchester Art Gallery

Obtruding Room

Patrick Hughes, Oct 1939


Obtruding Room

Patrick Hughes Oct 1939

Summary

room Plywood construction in form of a shallow box with tapering sides. Painted with a bare interior, dark side walls, ceiling and wooden floor painted on tapering sides, pale back wall and closed door on upper surface, giving an illusory perspective effect that appears flat when viewed front on, and moves as the viewer moves.


Object Name

Obtruding Room

Creators Name

Patrick Hughes

Date Created

1970

Dimensions

projection (projection: 16.4cm (6 7/16in)): 16.4cm
object (object: 28cm (11in)): 28cm
frame (frame: cm (in)):
object (object: 10.4cm (4 1/8in)):
object (object: 33.2cm (13 1/16in)): 33.2cm
projection (projection: 21.5cm (8 7/16in)): 21.5cm

accession number

1973.171

Collection Group

fine art
British
painting

Place of creation

England

Medium

emulsion and gloss paint on plywood

On Display

[G17] Manchester Art Gallery - Gallery 17
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