Melbourne-based Hugo Blomley works primarily in sculpture, exploring the intersection of conceptual systems and material transformation.
A utilitarian cover for outdoor plumbing, the ‘pump cover’ also denotes an oversized shirt worn at a gym – shed to reveal a muscle pump; here, Blomley presents four abstract sculptures. Balancing a sensuous appreciation for the integrity of their materials and surfaces – patinated, poriferous, or highly polished – with the mimetic magic of art, fantasies arise, yet none of these associations settle into neat referents.
Neon Parc
11 September to 10 October 2026
Melbourne (Brunswick)
Hugo Blomley, Untitled, 2026, bronze, 234 × 24 × 19cm / Photograph: Andrew Curtis / Courtesy the artist and Neon Parc, Melbourne
