Opening Reception: Wednesday, April 29, 6-8pm
On view through August 2015
The Arts Club will host the debut UK exhibition of Brooklyn-based artist Hugo McCloud, who will present new works produced for The Arts Club’s Drawing Room. McCloud creates rich, large-scale abstract paintings and sculptural objects by fusing unconventional industrial materials — tar, bitumen, aluminum sheeting and oxidized steel plates — with traditional pigment and woodblock printing techniques. His approach is instinctive and physical, often working on the floor, sanding, hammering and torching his materials until a total metamorphosis takes place. Driven by an enduring desire to uncover beauty in the overlooked and abandoned, McCloud’s work pushes the boundaries of utilitarian materials and confronts aesthetic perceptions.
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