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Gary Hume: Looking and Seeing

Past exhibition
June 5 - August 11, 2019
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Gary Hume: Looking and Seeing

Barakat Contemporary is delighted to hold the first solo exhibition in Korea by British artist Gary Hume from 5th June to 4th August 2019. Hume is considered one of the most important painters among the YBAs who studied at Goldsmiths, University of London in the late 1980s.

 

Hume is well known for the brilliant colors and sleek surfaces of his works, which are produced in high-gloss paint on aluminum panels. Over time, his works have grown to include a wide variety of subjects ranging from his mother, children, friends, and celebrities to natures such as flowers and birds. By cropping, enlarging, and simplifying the images of his subjects, he creates entirely new artistic languages. Hume values artwork as something with its own autonomy, separate from the subject and from the artist’s own emotional attachments and ideas. Distancing himself from the subject and observing it objectively, he records the resulting artistic forms in his paintings.

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Installation Views
  • Looking and Seeing, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

    Looking and Seeing, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

  • Looking and Seeing, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

    Looking and Seeing, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

  • Looking and Seeing, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

    Looking and Seeing, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

  • Looking and Seeing, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

    Looking and Seeing, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

  • Looking and Seeing, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

    Looking and Seeing, 2019, Installation View, Barakat Contemporary

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Works
  • Gary Hume An Apple In The Orchard, 2015 Gloss paint on aluminum 114.5 x 152.5 cm
    Gary Hume
    An Apple In The Orchard, 2015
    Gloss paint on aluminum
    114.5 x 152.5 cm
  • Gary Hume Big Bird, 2010 Gloss paint on aluminum 6 parts: 198 × 193 cm each, 594 × 386 cm overall
    Gary Hume
    Big Bird, 2010
    Gloss paint on aluminum
    6 parts: 198 × 193 cm each, 594 × 386 cm overall
  • Gary Hume Mum On The Couch, 2017 Gloss paint on aluminum 142 x 112 cm
    Gary Hume
    Mum On The Couch, 2017
    Gloss paint on aluminum
    142 x 112 cm
  • Gary Hume Untitled, 2019 Gloss paint on aluminum 233 x 162.5 cm
    Gary Hume
    Untitled, 2019
    Gloss paint on aluminum
    233 x 162.5 cm
  • Gary Hume Sculpture 1, 2009 Sculpture: marble with gloss paint, metal Plinth: painted bronze 96,5 × 54,9 × 24 cm (sculpture) 112 × 29.5 × 29.5 cm (plinth)
    Gary Hume
    Sculpture 1, 2009
    Sculpture: marble with gloss paint, metal
    Plinth: painted bronze
    96,5 × 54,9 × 24 cm (sculpture)
    112 × 29.5 × 29.5 cm (plinth)
  • Gary Hume Tired Child, 2016 Gloss paint on paper 300 x 151.7 cm
    Gary Hume
    Tired Child, 2016
    Gloss paint on paper
    300 x 151.7 cm
  • Gary Hume Blue Skies, 2013 Gloss paint on aluminum 114 x 153 cm
    Gary Hume
    Blue Skies, 2013
    Gloss paint on aluminum
    114 x 153 cm
  • Gary Hume Sniper Citrus, 2013 Gloss paint on aluminum 137 x 182 cm
    Gary Hume
    Sniper Citrus, 2013
    Gloss paint on aluminum
    137 x 182 cm
  • Gary Hume Calla, 2009 Gloss paint on aluminum 161 x 106 cm
    Gary Hume
    Calla, 2009
    Gloss paint on aluminum
    161 x 106 cm
  • Gary Hume Untitled, 2011 Charcoal and chalk on paper, gloss paint on UV, Perspex in artist’s frame 82.5 x 63 cm (framed)
    Gary Hume
    Untitled, 2011
    Charcoal and chalk on paper, gloss paint on UV, Perspex in artist’s frame
    82.5 x 63 cm (framed)
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Videos
  • Gary Hume—Looking and Seeing

    Gary Hume—Looking and Seeing

    Artist Talk Read more
  • Gary Hume—Looking and Seeing

    Gary Hume—Looking and Seeing

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Press
  • Looking and Seeing, Barakat Contemporary

    Korea JoongAng Daily, July 10, 2019
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  • KOR | A Reverence for Nature Expressed in Three Bean Sprouts...Solo Exhibition of British Artist Gary Hume

    Kookmin Ilbo, Youngok Son, July 9, 2019
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  • KOR | A Mirror-Like Picture...Looking at it, You Too Are Part of the Work

    MK News, Jihyun Jeon, June 20, 2019
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  • KOR | Appreciating Artworks is a World of Observation..."More than Seeing, Looking"

    Herald Economic, Hanbit Lee, June 12, 2019
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  • KOR | In 'Beyond Looking', artist Gary Hume invites viewers to interact with his work

    The Korea Herald, Woohyun Shim, June 5, 2019
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  • KOR | Leading Global Contemporary Artist Gary Hume...'A Simple But Weighty Exhibition'

    News1, Kirim Lee, June 4, 2019
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