University Challenge
If you happen to be in New York this week, try and get down to the Meg Cohen Design Store on 59 Thompson Street, Soho, opposite the Hotel 60 Thompson. Long time ABOUD CREATIVE collaborator, Hugh Hales-Tooke has an exhibition called “Micrographia,” a series of shadowy paintings of 17th-century buildings at Cambridge University designed by Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke. Hales-Tooke, who grew up in Cambridge has been painting for several years whilst maintaining his career in photography. The paintings, on first sight, are very factual and simple, but when viewed as a collection, one starts to build up his vision of a place steeped in history, without one feeling overwhelmed with detail. The materials and the execution are simple, uncluttered, and portray a naive painterly quality. No matter what Hugh turns his hand to, he invests time to research and examine his subject matter, thus resulting in a unique solution of the task in hand. The exhibition finishes on saturday 5th November. http://www.remodelista.com/posts/art-photography-hugh-hales-tooke-micrographia-paintings