Trained as a graphic designer at the Newcastle School of Art and Design, Hush’s art practice has taken him around the globe—throughout Asia, Europe and the United States. Hush’s immersion in such a diverse range of cultures and environments is evident in his work and his captivating portrayal of the undying beauty of the female form. Over the course of his travels, Hush developed a fascination with the mark-making, tagging and graffiti he encountered along the way.
British artist Hush merges various street art approaches with traditional art practices to create complex and original work. The artist presents contemporary depictions of traditional portrait and figurative imagery through an inventive mix of seemingly incompatible themes and aesthetics. Through his technique of layering divergent aesthetics, Hush’s contemporary paintings disclose the beauty produced by years of decayed tagging and the possibility of creating something new.
Hush has participated in both solo and group exhibitions and shows worldwide including galleries in Los Angeles, New York City, Miami, London, Basel, San Francisco and Berlin. His work has been featured in a series of publications including Street Knowledge (Harper Collins), The Street Art Stencil Book (Laurence King Publishing), Huck magazine, Art Monthly and The Independent newspaper, where he was recognised in their list of the 'Top 20 Up and Coming Artists'.
In 2011 Hush launched his new installation program and exhibition space, onethirty3, in Newcastle, UK.
Buy limited edition prints and original artworks by Hush for sale at Opus Art and Opus Underground.
Education
1993 BA (Hons) Design & Illustration, Newcastle School of Art & Design, Newcastle upon Tyne
Exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 Found, White Walls SF at Angel Orensanz Foundation for Contemporary Art, New York
2010 Passing Through, White Walls SF at The Shooting Gallery, San Francisco
2009 Innocence, Urban Angel, London
2009 Veiled Beauty, Upper Playground (FIFTY24SF), San Francisco
2009 Hymn to Beauty, Carmicheal Gallery, Los Angeles
2008 Desensitised, Opus Fine Art, Newcastle upon Tyne
2008 Disgraced, Opus Underground, London
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 In the Nursery, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles
2010 Sugipop, Portsmouth Museum of Art, Portsmouth
2010 Fresh Cream, Opus Fine Art, London
2008 VI, Urban Angel, London
2008 Kounter Kulture, Opus Fine Art, London
ART FAIRS
2011 SCOPE Art Fair, Opus Fine Art, New York
2010 SCOPE Art Fair, Opus Fine Art, New York
2009 SCOPE Art Fair, Opus Fine Art, Miami
2010 Art Chicago, Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London
2010 SCOPE Art Fair, OpusFine Art, New York
2010 London Art Fair, Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London
2009 Art Miami, Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Miami
COLLECTIONS:
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc
PUBLICATIONS
2010 Stencil Knowledge, Harper Collins
2010 Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine, Blek le Rat interviews Hush
2010 The Street Art Stencil Book, Laurence King Publishing
2009 BBC, Newcastle, short film
2009 Grab Magazine, Italy
2009 Postcard, Laurence King Publishing
2009 Urban Travellers Sketchbook, Thames & Hudson
2009 Modart Magazine
2008 The Independent, The 20 best up-and-coming artists
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Hush also runs and curates One Thirty 3, an artists’ installation space in Newcastle, with a roster of artists including Titifreak, Herakut, Sickboy and Retna.
