About the artwork:
For this series, the artist worked and repeatedly reworked the same compositions, blocking out areas of the canvas to create dynamic shapes that intersect the subjects. They reflect moments the artist witnessed, emotions he has felt, or problems he has faced. While they symbolize real moments, Winder-Lind’s paintings depict fictional events with philosophical or spiritual weight, such as a bird getting killed by an arrow, a series of warriors attacking another group, or two greyhounds crossing a forest at night. The figures are incarnations of himself. They reference his many interests: archeology, science fiction, quantum physics, knights, forests, and clouds.
Hugo Winder-Lind welcomes the inherent uncertainty of outcomes in his work to impart new insights, transforming objects, images, and words into powerful ambassadors for his vision. From his studio in Brighton, Winder-Lind draws upon traditional craftworks of rural England and the liminal spaces between wild landscape and civilization. Taking inspiration from his father’s profession in stained glass, Winder-Lind creates recognizable motifs centered on the landscape, folklore, science, philosophy, religion, and archeology.
About the artist:
Hugo Winder-Lind welcomes the inherent uncertainty of outcomes in his work to impart new insights, transforming objects, images, and words into powerful ambassadors for his vision. From his studio in Brighton, Winder-Lind draws upon traditional craftworks of rural England and the liminal spaces between wild landscape and civilization. The deliberate avoidance of human-centric viewpoints in his creations is central to his artistic philosophy. Taking inspiration from his father’s profession in stained glass, Winder-Lind recollects bold religious and mythological imagery, reanimating traditional archetypes with contemporary reverence. From this, he creates recognizable motifs centered on the landscape, folklore, science, philosophy, religion, and archeology. His 2023 “duellers” series presented photographs of figures in landscapes holding liminal positions between fight and flight, dancing or falling. The artist modeled for some of these photographs, establishing his own personhood as medium and subject matter. In the last year, he has produced over 100 works focusing on the oscillation between wilderness and domesticity.
Hugo Winder-Lind (b. 1992, London, UK) lives and works in Brighton, UK.
He has presented solo exhibitions including Clouds of Limitless and Expanding Joy at Isabel Sullivan Gallery, New York (2026); Ancestor Houses at Cold Paradise, Highlands, Scotland (2025); One for the Angels, when the sky was opened at Nord Books, Stockholm (2025); Pink Granite Cliffs at Faraway House, Sennen (2024); The Telepathic Field at Troze Gallery, Penzance (2023); Chaos, Discipline and the Institution of Practice at The Bookend, Brighton (2022); and A Lovesong for a Desolate Landscape at the Fishing Quarter Museum, Brighton (2020).
His work has been included in group exhibitions across the UK, Europe, and the United States, with venues including Isabel Sullivan Gallery, General Assembly London, Moosey Gallery, Wonzimer Gallery, and the British Council.
He has been awarded residencies at Cold Paradise Projects (Scotland), Auto Amor (Kent), Faraway House (Sennen), and Troze Gallery (Penzance).
In addition to his studio practice, Winder-Lind works in film, directing and producing short films and music videos, including Rivers Run Red (2025) and Solus (2025).
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For this series, the artist worked and repeatedly reworked the same compositions, blocking out areas of the canvas to create dynamic shapes that intersect the subjects. They reflect moments the artist witnessed, emotions he has felt, or problems he has faced. While they symbolize real moments, Winder-Lind’s paintings depict fictional events with philosophical or spiritual weight, such as a bird getting killed by an arrow, a series of warriors attacking another group, or two greyhounds crossing a forest at night. The figures are incarnations of himself. They reference his many interests: archeology, science fiction, quantum physics, knights, forests, and clouds.More
- Framed: 8.2 x 6.8 x 0.8 in.
- Signed on reverse
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