Peter Hackett - ’Yorick and Mum’ Exhibition Catalogue

PETER HACKETT

’ Yorick and Mum’ EXHIBITION

“I am not just using oil paint to describe a meadow, I am using a meadow to describe oil paint.”

- Peter Hackett

ABOUT Peter Hackett’s paintings invoke notions of passion, scent, texture, colour and the incomparable beauty of nature. His impasto layers are thick enough that the brush strokes are intentionally obvious, these brush strokes play an important role in the theatrical light in the painting.

Hackett’s painting style creates a unique, almost sculptural quality, the intoxicating works feel close enough to touch and are so seductive that it’s hard not too.

He creates a feeling of intimacy and this is enhanced by viewing at a low perspective, allowing us to lose ourselves further into the meadows of flowers. The artist seeks to establish a dominant theme to his work, concentrating his efforts on maturing the subject matter and technique without surrendering to the influences of social trends. His inspiration, the swathes of flowers which fill the fields surrounding his Dairy Flat studio during spring and summer.

He studied in Paris under the guidance of highly respected artists such as Camillo Otero and Suzanne Runacher. His time spent at the Paris American Academy of Fine Arts and Languages became the catalyst for the experimentation evident in Hackett’s work.

Peter Hacketts The Honeymooners Bed 5 128 x 120cm NZD$20,000

Peter Hacketts The Honeymooners Bed 6 129 x 116cm NZD$20,000

Peter Hacketts The Honeymooners Bed 7 130 x 75cm SOLD

Peter Hacketts The Honeymooners Bed 8 90 x 115cm NZD$15,000