Dossier - Gary Hume
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Gary Hume
1962, Kent - Londen

The British painter Gary Hume became well known at the end of the eighties for his shining, abstract-looking panels, inspired by hospital doors. Since 1992, his work has become predominantly figurative and increasingly baroque. Hume takes his inspiration from a variety of sources, ranging from mass media to art history, whereby his models are greatly simplified and painted in different colours.
 Hume’s method of working is striking. Firstly, he draws the contours of the picture with silicone paste on large aluminium sheets lying on the ground. He then pours decorating paint between the lines. The gloss paint forms a smooth, colourful layer on the hard surface, lending a decorative air even to grim or emotional subjects.
Following the survey exhibition in 1996, the museum acquired two paintings: ‘Garden Painting no. 7’ (1996) and ‘Innocence and Stupidity’ (1996).  In 1999, a large painting entitled ‘Earth Angel’ (1999) was added to the collection.
Little Whistler, 1996

Images
Collection Bonnefantenmuseum
Little Whistler, 1996
Innocence and Stupidity, 1996
Ontwerp voor affiche, 1996
Garden Painting No. 7, 1996
Earth Angel, 1999