CURRENTLY AVAILABLE PRINTS FROM MAT HUGHES‘S PORTFOLIO
All prints on the GALLERY5X7 site are original, handcrafted, alternative process photographs available for purchase.
"Branch With Seeds" © Mat Hughes. Found, Little Desert National Park, Victoria. Approx. 6.5x8.5" (17x22cm) handcrafted silver gelatin tree bark still-life study from scanned large format 4x5 negative. Printed on fibre paper and bonded on 16x16" (41x41cm) Forex foamboard ready for framing. Edition of 3 unique signed prints. Offered by GALLERY5X7 at $250.
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"Angels Wing" © Mat Hughes. Approx. 7x9.5" (18x24cm) handcrafted warm-toned silver gelatin tree bark still-life study from scanned large format 4x5 negative. Printed on fibre paper and bonded on 16x16" (40.5x40.5cm) Forex foamboard ready for framing. Edition of 3 unique signed prints. Offered by GALLERY5X7 at $250.
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"Flowering Tamarisk" © Mat Hughes. Approx. 4.5x7.9" (12x20cm) handcrafted cyanotype still-life study from scanned large format 4x5 negative. Printed on watercolour paper and bonded on 16x16" (40.5x40.5cm) Forex foamboard ready for framing. Edition of 4 unique signed prints. Offered by GALLERY5X7 at $250.
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"Windblown Branch" © Mat Hughes. Found, Little Desert National Park, Victoria. Approx. 6.5x8.5" (17x22cm) handcrafted silver gelatin tree bark still-life study from scanned large format 4x5 negative. Printed on fibre paper and bonded on 16x16" (40.5x40.5cm) Forex foamboard ready for framing. Edition of 3 (last print!) unique signed prints. Offered by GALLERY5X7 at $250.
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"Cork Oaks" © Mat Hughes. Mt. Beckworth, Victoria. Approx. 6.5x8.5" (17x22cm) handcrafted silver gelatin tree bark still-life study from scanned large format 4x5 negative. Printed on fibre paper and bonded on 16x16" (40.5x40.5cm) Forex foamboard ready for framing. Edition of 4 unique signed prints. Offered by GALLERY5X7 at $250.
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"Ester’s Orchid" © Mat Hughes. Approx. 6.75x9.5" (17x24cm) handcrafted cyanotype still-life study behind screen from scanned large format 4x5 negative. Printed on watercolour paper and bonded on 16x16" (40.5x40.5cm) Forex foamboard ready for framing. Edition of 5 unique signed prints. Offered by GALLERY5X7 at $250.
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"Fragment #3" © Mat Hughes. Approx. 6.5x9" (17x23cm) handcrafted warm-toned silver gelatin still-life study from scanned large format 4x5 negative. Printed on fibre paper and bonded on 16x16" (40.5x40.5cm) Forex foamboard ready for framing. Edition of 3 unique signed prints. Offered by GALLERY5X7 at $250.
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"Fragment #5" © Mat Hughes. Approx. 6.5x9" (17x23cm) handcrafted warm-toned silver gelatin tree bark still-life study from scanned large format 4x5 negative. Printed on fibre paper and bonded on 16x16" (40.5x40.5cm) Forex foamboard ready for framing. Edition of 2 unique signed prints. Offered by GALLERY5X7 at $250.
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ADDITIONAL PRINT VIEWS FROM MAT HUGHES’S PORTFOLIO
ARTIST BIO
Mat was born in Libya (when the country had a King) and raised in the UK. He was given a blue plastic camera when little, so naturally went on to study photography. After three years at the Plymouth College of Art & Design, he hit the streets of London in 1984 as a freelance photographic assistant.
In 2009 he moved to Melbourne with his Australian-born wife. With the birth of his daughter in 2012, he became a full-time stay-at-home Dad. Between juggling the demands of a busy home life, he has continued to pursue his photographic craft.
With over 35 years’ experience, his craft bridges traditional wet-process film techniques as well as digital photography. Framing and presentation are integral to his process, and each is chosen carefully resulting in these finely crafted works.
“I’m drawn to journeys. I like the idea of moving through a landscape towards an unknown distant horizon. I love wide open spaces and their simplicity in shape and form. Little nuances in a landscape interest me. Geography and history play their part too, but I like to stand still and imagine the passing of time over the land.”
