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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.



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Foreword; Preface; 1 ‘The Mud that is Paint’: Hughie O’Donoghue and the tradition of painting; 2 ‘The Essence of the Past’: History, Identity, Memory; 3 ‘Uncovering and Covering’: sources and traces; 4 ‘The Laboratory and the Library’: Painting, Literature and Poetry; Hughie O’Donoghue: Selected Writing; Plates; Autobiographical Notes; Notes; Biography; Exhibitions and Collections; Index

Hughie O'Donoghue

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      Publisher Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
      Published 11 September 2023
      ISBN-13 9781848226265
      978-1848226265
      ISBN-10 1848226268
      Also in:
      Art & Photography History of art Individual artists, art monographs Paintings and painting

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.



      Table of Contents

      Foreword; Preface; 1 ‘The Mud that is Paint’: Hughie O’Donoghue and the tradition of painting; 2 ‘The Essence of the Past’: History, Identity, Memory; 3 ‘Uncovering and Covering’: sources and traces; 4 ‘The Laboratory and the Library’: Painting, Literature and Poetry; Hughie O’Donoghue: Selected Writing; Plates; Autobiographical Notes; Notes; Biography; Exhibitions and Collections; Index

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