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.
Pink Red Smoke, Large Original Painting on Aluminum, Signed, 2005
By Gary Hume
Located in Aventura, FL
Original gloss paint on aluminum. Hand signed, dated and titled on verso by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable off...
Metal
$495
H 12 in W 12 in D 1.5 in
"Study for a Song 3" Contemporary Colorful Abstract Concentric Circle Painting
By David Hardaker
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse. Currently on view in "David Hardaker: R...
Enamel
Murmuration
By Robyn Gallick
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original acrylic and enamel painting on gallery wrapped canvas. Robyn Gallick is an emerging American female artist living and working in Buffalo, NY.
Enamel
$5,350
H 38 in W 56 in D 1 in
Abstract Painting, Mixed Media on paper, Red, Sliver, Yellow colors "In Stock"
By S. Harsha Vardhana
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
S. Harsha Vardhana - Untitled – 48 x 30 inches ( unframed size ) Mixed Media on Paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : S. Harsha Vardhana gave up a successful career a...
Gold, Silver
$4,519
H 59.06 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "The Soil"
By Anushka Kempken
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is framed and floate...
Gold Leaf
$8,500
H 30 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
Cut Work, Metal Large Wall Abstract Sculpture: 'Silver Metal-In'
By Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen
Located in New York, NY
“CUT WORK” is an evolving examination of emotion experienced through the inspired meeting of blade and paper. Beginning with the featureless plane of a blank paper canvas and a surge...
Metal
$1,300
H 67.25 in W 36 in D 2.25 in
Untitled (Abstract Grid Composition) Mixed Media on Aluminum, 2004
Located in Astoria, NY
Miyako Aoki (Japanese, XX-XXI), Untitled (Abstract Grid Composition), Mixed Media on Aluminum, 2004, signed and dated verso, unframed. 67.25" H x 36" W x 2.25" D. Provenance: From ...
Metal
$9,500
H 54 in W 44 in D 1.5 in
"Lost in Thought", Contemporary, Botanical, Ink Drawing, Watercolor Painting
By Sarah Alexander
Located in Franklin, MA
Sarah Alexander's "Lost in Thought" is a 54 x 44 x 1.5 inch botanically inspired India ink drawing on canvas with real gold leaf accents, and watercolor paint made from crushed semi ...
Gold Leaf
$7,149
H 63.78 in W 44.89 in
Exhale - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Painting, Gold Leaf
By Chelsea Davine
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Oil and gold leaf on canvas Also available as a Diptych with "Inhale". For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shi...
Gold Leaf
$7,596
H 37.41 in W 51.19 in D 1.58 in
Gubbio, Judith Brenner, Original Abstract Painting, Bright Expressionist Artwork
By Judith Brenner
Located in Deddington, GB
Judith Brenner Gubbio Original Mixed Media and Acrylic Painting on Canvas Size: H 95cm x 130cm Framed (Please note that in situ images are purely an ind...
Metal
Toppling Pile of Hope
By Jenny Day
Located in New Orleans, LA
JENNY DAY (b.1981) is a painter based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She earned an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Arizona, a BFA in Painting from the University of Ala...
Gold Leaf
$14,000
H 61 in W 59 in D 1.75 in
"#Pleasantcats" Large Scale Conceptual Text Based, Abstract Painting
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
This conceptual text based painting by New York artist, David Kramer, incorporates gestural swatches of color over a controlled pastel striped ground. The bold text reads: "I AM COM...
Enamel
$2,160
H 28.15 in W 7.09 in
'Rising from your roots' Abstract sakura cherry blossom nature blue crimson gold
By Sophia Milligan
Located in Penzance, GB
'Rising from your Roots' Original Artwork, Unframed ______________________ Capturing the flush of fleeting youth, the cherry blossoms blush crimson as the sap rises through branches...
Gold Leaf