Simon Hennessey
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Simon HennesseyChrysler Through the ViewfinderAcrylic on panel60 x 60 cm
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Simon HennesseyCity SlickerAcrylic on canvas120 x 120 cm
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Simon HennesseyEmanateAcrylic on panel40 cm diameter
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Simon HennesseyLife Through a LensAcrylic and ink on canvas66 x 86 cm
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Simon HennesseyLondon EyeAcrylic on panel40 x 40 cm
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Simon HennesseyLondon UndergroundAcrylic on canvas80 x 130 cm
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Simon HennesseyLost Souls of the CityAcrylic on panel65 x 65 cm
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Simon HennesseyMemories of ManhattanAcrylic on canvas107 x 107 cm
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Simon HennesseyMemories of WestminsterAcrylic on canvas107 x 107 cm
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Simon HennesseyMercury Hercules and the ChryslerAcrylic on panel70 x 70 cm
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Simon HennesseyNucleusAcrylic on panel61 x 91 cm
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Simon HennesseyStars and StripesAcrylic on panel40 x 67 cm
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Simon HennesseyUnderground DistortionAcrylic on canvas107 x 107 cm
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Simon HennesseyUniform DisorderAcrylic on panel49 x 49 cm
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Simon HennesseyAn Alternative View of Tower BridgeAcrylic on canvas35 x 122 cm
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Simon HennesseyBritannia, 2013Oil and acrylic on wood panel122 x 89 cm
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Simon HennesseyShades ChicAcrylic on board84 x 122 cm
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Simon HennesseyThe Duality of Lord ArcherAcrylic and pencil on canvas170 x 140 cm
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Simon HennesseyPimlico GirlAcrylic on canvas100 x 100 cm
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Simon HennesseyMonochromatic profileAcrylic on canvas122 x 89 cm
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Simon HennesseyBlonde Hair Green EyesAcrylic on board51 x 145 cm
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Simon HennesseyAntipathyOil on canvas50 x 97 cm
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Simon HennesseyAu NaturalAcrylic on board56 x 160 cm
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Simon HennesseyI Love RealismAcrylic and ink on canvas90 x 160 cm
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Simon HennesseyGleefullyOil on canvas50 x 97
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Simon HennesseyLow TideAcrylic on panel54 x 57 framed
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Simon HennesseyThe Artists EyePencil and ink on paper54 x 60 cm framed
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Simon HennesseyLuminosityAcrylic and pencil on canvas150 x 190 cm
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Simon HennesseyObservationAcrylic and ink on canvas55 x 122 cm
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Simon HennesseyPerceptionAcrylic, ink and pencil on canvas70 x 170 cm
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Simon HennesseyPeace and HarmonyAcrylic and pencil on polyester96 x 160 cm
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Simon HennesseyPetitAcrylic on canvas160 x 200 cm
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Simon HennesseyBlond Hair, Blue Eyed InnocenceAcrylic on canvas150 x 200 cm
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Simon HennesseyGlimmer in her eyeacrylic on board150 x 97 cm
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Simon HennesseyBono (with or without you)acrylic on board100 x 105 cm
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Simon HennesseyBradacrylic on board120 x 123 cm
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Simon HennesseyBlond hair, Blue eyeOil on board60 x 116 cm
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Simon HennesseyBlond Hair, Green Eyesacrylic on board51 x 145 cm
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Simon HennesseyEnigmatic Gazeoil on canvas140 x 50 cm
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Simon HennesseyEmerald Eyeoil on canvas88 x 65 cm
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Simon HennesseyCharlie's Eyeoil on canvas60 x 116 cm
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Simon HennesseyEmily's Eyeoil on canvas60 x 116 cm
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Simon HennesseyUp Close and Personal with adrianaoil on canvas84 x 71 cm
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Simon HennesseyUp Close and PersonalAcrylic on canvas200 x 130 cm
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Simon HennesseyUnder SurveillanceAcrylic on canvas40 x 153 cm
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Simon HennesseyBlue eye, 2005oil on canvas60 x 116 cm
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Simon HennesseyThe Duality of Colinx cm
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Simon HennesseyKate Invertedacrylic on board69 x 123.5 cm
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Simon HennesseyFarrellacrylic on board91 x 122 cm
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Simon HennesseyGazeacrylic on board60 x 246 cm
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Simon HennesseyBattle of the SexesAcrylic on canvas100 X 274 cm
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Simon HennesseyColinx cm
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Simon HennesseyWestminsterAcrylic and ink on canvas61 x 137 cm
Simon Hennessey's paintings are perceived as a reflection of reality but in truth the artwork transcends into its own abstraction of reality. Through using the camera as a visual source for painting, he is able to create false illusions that are judged as our own reality.
"Hennessey’s striking paintings reproduce images of facial features in extreme close-up. In a way it is like those television programmes in which we see only the eyes or the lips of some informant, in order to obscure their identity. Except that Hennessey is not trying to obscure identity so much as to depersonalise the people in his pictures. He wants us somehow to assess their characteristics entirely from a few physical clues.
"One recent work is a diptych which poses the question ‘Angelina: Saint or Sinner?’ The question is not so direct as it sounds. The left half of the face is in colour, the right in black-and-white. Do we think colour is the Devil’s work, while black-and-white implies documentary purity? A lot of people see it that way. But is not black-and-white more artificial in our everyday experience than colour? And in any case, do not both of them partake here of that ‘false sense of reality, a photoreality’? Hennessey wants us to consider such questions, and leaves the answers up to us."
From “Exactitude: Hyperrealism Today”, by John Russell Taylor (Plus One Publishing)
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Summer Show 2019
9 Jul - 6 Sep 2019We are back with our annual Summer Show, our first group exhibition since relocating. More information to follow and full artisr list tbc...Read more -
50 Years of Realism - Photorealism to Virtual Reality
Rio de Janeiro (21 May - 29 July), Brazil 7 Nov 2018 - 29 Jul 2019The aim of ’50 Years of Realism – From Photorealism to Virtual Reality’ is to present to the Brazilian audience a rich exhibition of a few well-established contemporary hyperrealist artists...Read more -
Hyperrealism
Museu del Tabac, Andorra 21 Jun - 30 Sep 2018Hyperrealism is an art form that is of significant importance in our contemporary society today and one that continues to develop as technology advances.Read more
Surrounded by images, signage, advertisements and mass-media in general, it has been said that the world in which we live, shapes and transforms our experience to the point that “reality” is recognised only when it is re-produced. The fine line between reality and our media- saturated culture is increasingly blurred.
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Winter Show
17 Jan - 10 Feb 2018Our annual group exhibition. Starting off the new year right with amazing new works by our gallery artists and showcasing new artists to the gallery.Read more -
Winter Show
24 Jan - 25 Feb 2017Plus One Gallery is pleased to present the annual group exhibition, ‘Winter Show’, expect to see new works from many Gallery artists as well as several new artists works featuring...Read more -
Official Opening
Plus One Gallery: Battersea Reach 20 Sep - 15 Oct 2016To celebrate our relocation to Battersea Reach, Plus One gallery will have an official opening event on Tuesday 20th September. There will be many new works by gallery artists unveiled...Read more -
SUMMER SHOW, 2016
Battersea Reach 20 Jul - 3 Sep 2016Plus One Gallery is delighted to announce that the forthcoming Summer Show, 2016 will take place at our new gallery in Battersea Reach. Look forward to viewing an array...Read more -
20|21 International Art Fair 2015
Royal College of Art Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU 14 - 17 May 2015Stand 39 Now in its ninth year, this 'boutique’ fair showcases modern and contemporary art from around the world. There are also a number of dealers who specialise in work...Read more -
Winter Show 2014
A brilliant hyperrealist group display showcasing the direction of our different artists in 2014 12 Feb - 8 Mar 2014Don’t miss the celebration of Hyperrealism at Plus One Gallery brought by our annual Winter Show! As the first show of the year, it represents the latest artworks from hyperrealist...Read more -
Winter Show
Discover the beauty and reason of hyperrealism in this group show presenting reality anew. 13 Feb - 16 Mar 2013Mark your calendar for Plus One Gallery’s February exhibition showcasing the tradition and purpose of Art at Plus One Gallery. As a leading European gallery specialising in hyperrealism, the first...Read more -
London's Calling
A hyperrealist Group Show with a London theme to open the Olympic Art Summer! 4 - 28 Jul 2012Great Britain, summer of 2012, the whole world is looking our way - and Britain is looking right back; looking that is through the hyperrealist artworks in our July exhibition,...Read more -
IN FOCUS: Philip Harris, Simon Hennessey, Andrew Tift
16 Mar - 16 Apr 2011Plus One Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition In Focus featuring new work by Philip Harris, Simon Hennessey and Andrew Tift. Both Harris and Tift have won the BP...Read more -
Winter Show
2 - 27 Feb 2010Plus One Gallery is pleased to start 2010 with a mixed show of hyperrealist paintings by gallery artists. Each artist is set apart by their unique and original approach to...Read more -
EXACTITUDE V
EXACTITUDE, HYPERREALIST ART TODAY 21 Apr - 16 May 2009'Exactitude, Hyperrealist Art Today', published by Plus One Publishing and Thames and Hudson, is an imaginative and original book which presents a selection of contemporary artists, most of whom are...Read more -
David Finnigan - Simon Hennessey
30 Apr - 24 May 2008Photorealist artists Simon Hennessey and David Finnigan both combine their appreciation of photography and fascination with the precision it captures. With their breath taking skill for the meticulous reproduction of...Read more -
Group Show: Gallery Artists
9 Jan - 3 Mar 2007 -
Exactitude III
A Group Exhibition 6 Jun - 8 Jul 2006
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY PLUS ONE GALLERY
September 2001 - September 2021 September 20, 2021This week Plus One Gallery is 20 years old! It is 20 years since we first opened our doors in Seymour Place on the 17th...Read more -
Hiperrealisme | 21 Jun - 30 Sept | Museu del Tabac, Andorra
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Artist in Focus: Simon Hennessey
February 15, 2017‘Emanate’ acrylic on panel, 40cm diameter, 66 x 66 cm framed Simon Hennessey takes an almost forensic approach to constructing his paintings. The key to...Read more