I love to see a wood full of bluebells. Growing up in the Kent countryside, I have special memories of this brief annual spectacle. Gary Hume annualbluebellcountryside Change image and share on social
I don't vote. I voted Labour once, in that moment of euphoria. I know that if people only made a voice for change, then change will happen, but I'm not that person. I'm painting pictures. Gary Hume changeeuphoriahappen Change image and share on social
I have to go with what the painting says to me. The painting is always informing me. I'm its servant; it's not mine. I'm doing what it wants. Gary Hume informminepaint Change image and share on social
All art becomes history as soon as it is made, so it is inevitably part of a tradition. It doesn't matter a toss if it is in paint or in film; it is all art. Gary Hume artfilmhistory Change image and share on social
I'm probably not going to develop to a final state as an artist. Like, become better and better, more and more refined. Become 'pure.' I don't think that's going to happen to me, because I don't really see that as something I want to explore. Gary Hume artistdevelopexplore share on social
Over the years, my 'Door' paintings have become somewhat mythologized. Gary Hume doormythologizepainting Change image and share on social
Small paintings can be fantastic. But you can't often get a narrative out of a small painting. In any case, museums are huge places, and you want to take up some space. Gary Hume casefantastichuge Change image and share on social
I want to paint something that's gorgeous, something that's perfect. So that it's full of sadness. Gary Hume fullgorgeouspaint Change image and share on social
A painting should be tough; it should have muscle, but I have to find some tenderness in it, too. There has to be that dynamic. Gary Hume dynamicfindmuscle Change image and share on social
