What do you study at the Hartford Art School?

I'm an Illustration major.

Tell us about your two pieces you had in the Goldfarb Exhibit? Does your experieneces outside of art impact your work, in what ways?

Although different in medium, both of my pieces in the Goldfarb Exhibition deal with the underlying ideas of my overall body of work. The Sky and the Sea is part of a group of paintings that depict individuals in the midst of heading somewhere. This painting is not meant to neglect the destination necessarily, but more importantly to call attention to the journey in itself. It was made for the cover of an album of music I wrote and recorded, illustrating the ideas and themes presented within the music. As an artist, there is nothing stopping you from conveying your train of thought. Different mediums are just different outlets that allow for a new look on a set of circumstances in order to more fully understand them as a whole.

At this point, that is why I make art. It is an attempt to capture an instant that embodies a period of time
in my life, it is putting something down so to have and to hold, to reflect upon and learn from. There will never be only one way to do this, only a better way.

Day focuses on how periods of time affect and play off of each other through the interaction of sewn swatches of fabric. The movable part establishes a relationship between the piece and the viewer who, through this connection, is covering the piece with a curtain. This act is intended to create an awareness of the fleeting quality of these passages while at the same time stressing the individual’s responsibility to and control over them. This quality, like in The Sky and the Sea, serves to call attention to the present moment and our command over it, wherever we may be adrift.



If you were to ship yourself in a package in the mail, to where would you address yourself?

If I were to ship myself in the mail I'd be addressed to: The moon.

Skylar Hughes studies Illustration at the Hartford Art School and comes from Connecticut.
He was recntly in the Goldfarb Exhibit at the Joseloff Gallery.