Hugo Wilson before his talk

Despite having undergone major chest surgery only a week ago, Hugo gamely insisted on being driven from London to deliver his promised lecture. And what a joy that was for us, as we listened to his riveting account of a trajectory from acquiring youthful painting skills in Florence to early assemblage and experimental/conceptual works and finally to a rigorously examined practice producing sculptures and paintings that explore how far our human spiritual urges can inhabit a mannerist riff on the old masters. Shown in major international exhibitions, Hugo’s work explores issues of faith and belief and the associated structures of power. His interests are wide-ranging and encompass science, religion and culture. Addressing such diverse subjects, Hugo’s work enacts an investigative process in which the outcome is by no means certain. The work forms a series of open-ended
questions and correspondingly provisional answers. Hugo works across a range of media including painting, drawing, sculpture and printmaking. His classical training is evident in his extraordinary technical facility as well as in his reverence for the masters of the Western artistic canon. His work suggests both a devotion to and subversion of this tradition.

Tuesday 19 March 2019, Note New Start Time 7.00pm
The Auditorium, The Forum, Norwich
Members £2.50, non-members £4.50