29/07/2026
From 12 August ΠΝΕΥΜΑ PNEVMA will open at the Stavrakas Mansion.
Situated on Patmos, a remote Greek island 8 hours from Athens, the exhibition presents a series of paintings depicting the Dodecanese and surrounding sea, many selected from Norman Hyams’ studio in Shepherds Bush and previously unseen.
Save for the repeated silhouette of a diver, perhaps a self-portrait, the sea and the islands are the sole subjects of the exhibition. Painting on a range of materials available to him: dried paint palettes, fruit crates, sponges and plates, a number of the works present as halfway between object and painting, the rough surfaces mimicking the rugged landscape and changeable sea.
Norman Hyams
Untitled, date unknown
Stamped on verso
Oil on canvas
20 x 15 x 1.8 cm
