Richard Dean Hughes

“The interest in duality started with a collisional approach when making sculpture, I quite naturally began to involve and present very opposite objects and motifs within the one ‘scenario’ or sculpture.”

Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your background? Where did you study?

Yes, well quite ironically I am the son a ‘floor’ layer and I grew up in the no-man’s land of Warrington, right in the middle of Manchester and Liverpool.

I studied Sculpture at Manchester Metropolitan and have lived in different parts of Manchester since graduating. I developed my interest in material by being on or around building sites, working with my dad and brother all the time, I always loved dry concrete and the smooth dust they took of the floors with the grinders, the marks the machines made on the floor and vats of oil and grease on site. I learnt the limitations of resins and coatings laying floors and I still use this knowledge and material in my work to get the finish and structural qualities I need.