The works in the exhibition were created thirty years ago when Hughto explored this series of abstract paintings combining raw canvas stained with liquid acrylic and thicker paint applications in an unique synthesis that explored how format, in this case a diamond shape within a rectangle, could liberate drawing and color in painting. This focused chapter in Hughto's development presents him as an unmistakable, expressive and strongly independent artistic voice, a voice that continues to innovate to this day.
Essay regarding the work of Darryl Hughto by Steven Kern
- Darryl Hughto Bugaloosa 1977 72″ x 47″ Acrylic on canvas
- Darryl Hughto Persimmon 1979 70″ x 50″ Acrylic on canvas
- Darryl Hughto Love Letter 1976 67″ x 56.5″ Acrylic on canvas
- Darryl Houghto Whippoorwill & Wind 1976 55″ x 88″ Acrylic on canvas
- Darryl Hughto St. Gingerbread 1976 80″ x 80″ Acrylic on canvas
- Darryl Hughto Thunder & Lightening 1977 56″ x 85″ Acrylic on canvas
- Darryl Hughto Whippoorwill & Wind 1976 42″ x 72″ Acrylic on canvas
- Darryl Hughto Thirty Three & 1/3 1976 70″ x 58″ Acrylic on canvas
- Darryl Hughto Love Like a Desert 1977 81″ x 58″ Acrylic on canvas
- Darryl Hughto El Paso 1979 32″ x 82″ Acrylic on canvas
- Darryl Hughto Brown Trout 1977 42″ x 93″ Acrylic on canvas