Gary Hume
(1962-), ArtistSitter in 4 portraits
Born in Kent, Hume studied at Goldsmith's College (1985-8), exhibiting in Freeze (1988) and Sensation (1997). He became a star of the YBA movement with his 'Doors' series - some fifty minimalist paintings based on the doors of public buildings, which reference the 'colour-field', 'hard-edge' and 'shaped-canvas' movements of 1960s and 1970s America. In 1996 he was nominated for the Turner Prize. Hume's style has since evolved to include post-pop bright colours and fluid shapes. He finds and invents new images from those seen every day, such as icons of pop or the fashion world; his work Michael (Michael Jackson, 2001) is one example. He has exhibited paintings at White Cube, London in 2002.
by Johnnie Shand Kydd
bromide print, Summer 1998
NPG x87724
by Toby Glanville
R-type colour print, 1998
NPG x125004
'The British Council 70 Years at the Venice Biennale'
by Julian Germain
archival inkjet print, 21 October 2009
NPG x132893
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