Gary Hume is a contemporary English artist best known for his stylized depictions of everyday objects using high-gloss industrial paint. Born on May 9, 1962 in Tenterden, United Kingdom, he graduated from Goldsmiths College in 1988. Though Hume’s work reflects an interest in Pop Art, he shows a reticence of style and nuance of color not usually associated with the movement. Hume’s Door Paintings of this decade—life-size representations of hospital doors—proved to be a critical success, attracting the attention of the collector Charles Saatchi. The artist went on to represent Great Britain in the 1999 Venice Biennale. He currently lives and works between Accord, NY and London, United Kingdom, and the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others.