Over the years, my 'Door' paintings have become somewhat mythologized. Gary Hume doormythologizepainting Change image and share on social
My mum always liked poetry, and she had pictures on the wall, so there was this visual stuff around. Gary Hume mumpicturepoetry 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
I'm more and more fascinated in my own work. I work from 10 A.M. until about 9 P.M., but it's not an obsession, it's a pleasure. There's never enough time. Gary Hume fascinateobsessionpleasure 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 do think you get lonelier and lonelier being an artist as you get older. Gary Hume artistlonelyold 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
The disenfranchised should be going to art school - not the franchised. Gary Hume artdisenfranchisefranchise Change image and share on social