Gary Hume is a British artist whose works became prominent in the early 1990’s with his life-sized paintings of hospital doors entitled ‘Door. These minimal, abstract compositions later evolved into found images of celebrities such as Michael Jackson as well as animals.
Gary Hume embraces kitsch and blurs the line between representation and abstraction, painting with high gloss paints on aluminium panels creating vibrant colour contrasts and a pop-inflected aesthetic.
