British artist Gary Hume paints distinctively flat, electrically hued canvases that collectors and viewers easily discern as his work. With strong elements of Pop art, intertwined with abstract and Surrealist elements, he depicts familiar objects and people, often in distorted poses or bearing exaggerated characteristics.
Hume practices focused experimentation. He fully immerses himself into a set of ideas and techniques, creating numerous variations on a theme. After he's satisfied that he's gone as far as with a topic, he moves on to new motifs and materials. In all his work, he invites viewers to contemplate themselves as they ponder a piece.
Born in Tenterden, England, Hume attended Homewood School, a secondary school that specializes in media and visual arts on top of a standard public education and, in 1988, graduated from Goldsmiths College in London.
In the 1990s, he joined the Young British Artists (YBA), a disparate group of creators including Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin, that mostly came out of Goldsmiths, with a mission to propagate the “Cool Britannia” cultural movement.
In his early career, Hume received acclaim for a series of door life-size paintings (and, later, rugs) depicting hospital doors. He soon pivoted to painting animals on aluminum sheets, and followed his fancy into a number of other disparate projects. In 2005, he reprised the door theme with the twist of anthropomorphizing these otherwise still-life subjects and setting them up in pairs to represent lovers.
Hume has shown in numerous exhibitions over the course of his career. Including shows in museums and galleries in Italy, Germany, Austria and Oxford. He was nominated for Britain's Turner Prize in 1996 and won the British Jerwood Prize in 1997. He's since gone on to present at many more exhibitions and win various awards, including his election to the level of Royal Academician in 2001.
Hume currently lives and works between London and New York State, where he continues to explore new projects and produce new and exciting art.
On 1stDibs, find a selection of Gary Hume paintings, sculptures and mixed-media art.
Hospital Door 1 Hand Tufted Hand Spun Wool Edition of 50
By Gary Hume
Located in Draper, UT
Introducing a stunning piece of art in the form of a rug by renowned artist Gary Hume. This numbered edition of 50 features a beautiful (Yellow) DOOR 1 design, hand tufted with high-...
Wool
1990
Located in New York, NY
Rebecca Warren 1990 2007 Lithographic print on MDF, with pom-pom, cotton thread, wood shaving, twig, and wood chip 16 x 9 x 3 inches; 41 x 23 x 8 cm Edi...
Thread, Wood, Lithograph, Cotton, Mixed Media
$2,850
H 39 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
"Elvis Shelby Mugshot" Print on canvas 39 x 36 inch Ed. of 75 by Gerard Marti
By Gerard Marti
Located in Culver City, CA
"Elvis Shelby Mugshot" Print on canvas 39 x 36 inch Ed. of 75 by Gerard Marti Giclee print on canvas Stretched on wooden bars. Signed and numbered by the artist. This is a genuin...
Canvas, Digital
$4,250
H 40 in W 40 in
"Butterfly Monarch #4" Print on Canvas 40x40 in Ed. of 75 by Mick Fleetwood
By Mick Fleetwood
Located in Culver City, CA
"Butterfly Monarch #4" Print on Canvas 40x40 in Ed. of 75 by Mick Fleetwood Digital print on canvas Not framed Mick Fleetwood, the legendary drummer and founding member of Fleetwo...
Canvas, Digital
$2,850
H 39 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
"Elvis Army Mugshot" Print on canvas 39 x 36 inch Ed. of 75 by Gerard Marti
By Gerard Marti
Located in Culver City, CA
"Elvis Army Mugshot" Print on canvas 39 x 36 inch Ed. of 75 by Gerard Marti Giclee print on canvas Stretched on wooden bars. Signed and numbered by the artist. Although this photo is commonly referred to as Elvis Presley’s “mugshot”, this photo of Elvis...
Canvas, Digital
$960Sale Price|20% Off
H 22 in W 30 in
BeingTagged, mixed media, 22 x 30 inches. Neon, abstracted work
By Karin Bruckner
Located in New York, NY
Oil Monotype w/ Wool Fiber, Japanese Paper, Ink Transfer, Clothing Tag, Metal Leaf and Coffee Hand pulled on white BFK Rives Printmaking Paper Edition: Unique
Wool, Paper, Coffee, Ink, Mixed Media, Monotype
$2,850
H 39 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
"Marilyn Monroe Mugshot" Print on canvas 39 x 36 inch Ed. of 75 by Gerard Marti
By Gerard Marti
Located in Culver City, CA
"Marilyn Monroe Mugshot" Print on canvas 39 x 36 inch Ed. of 75 by Gerard Marti Digital print on canvas. Stretched on wooden bars. Signed and numbered by the artist. Marilyn is ...
Canvas, Digital
$30,865Sale Price|38% Off
H 72.05 in W 72.05 in D 1.19 in
Flowers, (After) Andy Warhol -Pop Art, Tapestry, Edition, Contemporary, Design
By Andy Warhol
Located in Zug, CH
(After) Andy Warhol Flowers, 1968 Hand Woven Wool Tapestry 183 x 183 cm (72 x 72 in) Edition of 20 With the knotted name ‘ANDY WARHOL’ lower right and the embroidered annotation ‘WARHOL ©’ on the reverse Published by Modern Master Tapestries, NY Throughout art history, the flower and its symbolism have been a subject matter for many renowned artists. Andy Warhol explored the qualities of the flower image through his Pop Art prism in the Flower series of 1964, thus creating cartoon-like symbols that would be instantly recognized. The 1964 Flower series became one of his most iconic and successful works. Based on a discovered photograph of hibiscus blossoms, Warhol drenched the flowers’ floppy shapes with a variation of vibrant colors, transforming them into psychedelic indoor décor. Playing with traditional art historical themes, Andy Warhol gave a particular twist to this historically accepted symbol of life. The electric colors of his flowers, drawn from a darker and rich undergrowth background might be the indicator of an extreme vision of life, a life lived on the edge. Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was an American artist, a leading figure of the Pop Art movement. Using a variety of media materials from photographs up to computer-generated art, Warhol's works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity, culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. Emerging from the poverty and obscurity of an Eastern European immigrant family in Pittsburgh, Warhol became a charismatic magnet for bohemian New York. In 1960, he began to produce his first canvases depicting Popeye and Dick Tracy. After Marilyn Monroe’s death in August 1962, he started working from snapshots of the star’s already legendary face, which had been widely distributed by the world’s press. His choice of subjects clearly relates to an obsession with demise – his Marilyns, his Ten Lizies (created when the actress Elizabeth Taylor was seriously ill), and also his Elvis. Part of the “Death and Disaster” series, Andy Warhol´s...
Tapestry, Wool
$2,850
H 39 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
"Elvis Nixon Mugshot" Print on canvas 39 x 36 inch Ed. of 75 by Gerard Marti
By Gerard Marti
Located in Culver City, CA
"Elvis Nixon Mugshot" Print on canvas 39 x 36 inch Ed. of 75 by Gerard Marti Giclee print on canvas Stretched on wooden bars. Signed and numbered by the artist. Mugshot of Elvis ...
Canvas, Digital
"Debbie Harry, Max's Kansas City, 1976"
By Bob Gruen
Located in North Adams, MA
Silkscreen and diamond dust on canvas Dimensions: 22" x 30" An edition of 25 Signed and numbered by the Artist Bob Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in Rock and Roll. By the mid 1970's he was already regarded as one of the foremost documenters of the scene working with major artists such as John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Tina Turner, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Kiss and others, also covering the emerging New Wave and Punk bands including The New York...
Canvas, Screen
Eh-oh, 1981
Located in Santa Monica, CA
An extremely rare limited edition print by this famous (and infamous) performance art duo. The Kipper Kids were a duo composed of Martin Rochus Sebastian v...
Ink, Canvas
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
H 39 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
"John Belushi Mugshot" Print on canvas 39 x 36 inch Ed. of 75 by Gerard Marti
By Gerard Marti
Located in Culver City, CA
"John Belushi Mugshot" Print on canvas 39 x 36 inch Ed. of 75 by Gerard Marti Giclee print on canvas Stretched on wooden bars. Signed and numbered by the artist. John Belushi pos...
Canvas, Digital
Made with Pride by a Queen
Located in New York, NY
Nayland Blake Made with Pride by a Queen 1989 Silkscreen on canvas 8 x 10 inches; 20 x 25 cm Edition of 50 Initialed, dated, and numbered in ink (lower ...
Screen, Canvas
Hospital Door 5 Hand Tufted Hand Spun Wool Edition of 50
By Gary Hume
Located in Draper, UT
This hand-tufted rug by renowned artist Gary Hume, titled "DOOR 5," is a stunning addition to any art collection. With a limited edition of only 50 pieces, each rug is signed and num...
Wool