Mendes and His Mentors

Hugh Mendes presents a collection of his paintings and works on paper.

“I have been making paintings of other artists for some years now, mostly using self-portraits, or, more recently, portraits by other artists, as source material. I present them in the format for which I am best known; namely, as newspaper obituaries, tributes to these artists, my mentors. The paintings themselves also reference various techniques and styles of painting that I feel have been influential to my own practice. Some of these artists taught me directly, such as Euan Uglow, while others are more distant influences. 

This exhibition has been put together by the Hackney gallery and project space ‘The Tub’, established and run by students of Mendes that he has mentored for the previous 5 years. The Tub is a particularly appropriate and poignant place for Mendes to exhibit paintings of his mentors, this occasion representing a continuing lineage of mentorship in the arts. 

"Hugh Mendes is a great craftsman and a teacher he subtly alludes to and understands the different styles and techniques, how each artist used colour, while making the work recognisably his own." - Sue Hubbard, 2020

"Basically what is offered here is a series of cultural icons. It is not going too far to say that they are the equivalents of the sacred images one might find in a church." - Edward Lucie-Smith, 2018 

Curators
The Tub: Eddie Howard, Freya Moffat, Lucy Mudel and Georgia Fraser

Timed Auction 
Ends: 24 April, 7 pm

Exhibition
20-24 April, The Tub, 2 Broadway Market, London E8 4TS
Private View: 20 April 

Shipping
All artwork can be collected in person from the The Tub, 2 Broadway Market, or for a shipping quote please contact [email protected]

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