Winner — Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year
Contemporary portrait & figurative artist. Works held in major museum collections including the National Portrait Gallery, the National Galleries of Scotland, the V&A, and the Gibraltar National Museum.
Selected Work
Christian's work is organised into distinct series, each driven by a unique concept, narrative, and visual language.
"Christian's arrival into mainstream modern portraiture has been startling and head-turning. He has fused three main ingredients for a successful portrait: likeness, empathy and artistic modernism. His application of paint demonstrates a rare degree of technical virtuosity."
About the Artist
Christian Hook (b.1971, Gibraltar) is widely considered to be one of the world's leading figurative and equine artists. His art finds its roots in tradition yet breathes with a contemporary vitality that is both refreshing and nuanced.
In an expertly choreographed dance of colour and light, past and present converge to offer multiple viewpoints on a single subject, and his fractured images intersect to create complex and beautiful studies in time and motion.
In today's multimedia landscape, Christian has achieved something genuinely rare: an authentic and personal style which is not simply recognisable — it is unmistakable.
Full Biography
Documentary
A landmark collaboration between art and science, inspired by theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli's 'The Order of Time'.
Notable Subjects & Commissions
Amir Khan
Dame Judi Dench
Alan Cumming
Sir Ian McKellen
Permanent Collections
"Christian creates work which interrogates the boundaries between figuration and abstraction beautifully, lending his sitters a unique sense of energy. I love the way his work is so filmic — it speaks of another era in some ways but yet feels totally new."
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Commissions
Christian Hook accepts a limited number of portrait commissions each year. Each commission is a deeply personal collaboration between artist and subject.
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