Christian Hook

Christian Hook

Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2014

The paintings of Christian Hook are rooted in tradition yet brim with freshness and vitality. The past and the present collide in each piece, creating alternating perspectives on one subject. There is a fascination with classical art and the broken image combined with an exploration of time and motion through subsequent layers of transparent paint.

Christian was named as Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2014. The tense final, broadcast on Sky Arts at Christmas, was held at the National Portrait Gallery in London and was the culmination of a 10 month search for the most talented portrait artist in the UK and Ireland. Christian won with a portfolio of work completed throughout the series including his final two pieces, a commission portrait of former two time world champion boxer Amir Khan and a portrait painted live in the gallery of acclaimed actor Sir Ian McKellen. His prize was £10,000 commission to paint a portrait of award-winning actor Alan Cumming for The Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Gallery Director Christopher Baker said: “This extraordinary portrait celebrates the art of performance. It’s a remarkable tribute to a widely admired actor and an impressive work of painterly drama, which displays the skills of a talented artist.”

Christian studied illustration at Middlesex University, London before establishing a career as an illustrator for Disney and later lecturing in illustration at the Royal College of Art. Winner of the inaugural Clarendon Fine Art award, his interest lies in depicting motion, time and the moments that occur between events: “We are always on the move, if not physically, mentally.” This interest in the in-between is combined with an intense study of Cezanne’s use of multiple view points to depict a single subject.

Christian cites Antonio Lopez, Lucien Freud, Frank Auerbach, Richard Diebenkorn, Francis Bacon and Gerhardt Richter as other important influences. His work is included in numerous important collections including the collection of His Royal Highness Prince Edward. Working in Gibraltar at the southern tip of Europe between the Atlantic and Mediterranean Oceans, there is within each painting sense of the interweaving of Hispanic folklore iconography and the remnants of British colonialism.

Christian Hook

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The Bather

The Bather

by

Christian Hook

£1,095.00
Limited Edition
Embankment

Embankment

by

Christian Hook

£995.00
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Pasos

Pasos

by

Christian Hook

£595.00
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Chajin

Chajin

by

Christian Hook

£2,950.00
Limited Edition
Geishas at Dera Temple

Geishas at Dera Temple

by

Christian Hook

£2,950.00
Limited Edition
Preparations for the Shokyaku

Preparations for the Shokyaku

by

Christian Hook

£2,950.00
Limited Edition
La Busqueda (Open Edition) Book

La Busqueda (Open Edition) Book

by

Christian Hook

£75.00
Limited Edition
The Struggle for Existence III

The Struggle for Existence III

by

Christian Hook

£995.00
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A Line in the Balance IV

A Line in the Balance IV

by

Christian Hook

£995.00
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Two Blues and an Orange

Two Blues and an Orange

by

Christian Hook

£2,950.00
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Two Greens

Two Greens

by

Christian Hook

£2,950.00
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Newton Series II Red B

Newton Series II Red B

by

Christian Hook

£1,450.00
Limited Edition
Arabian VII

Arabian VII

by

Christian Hook

£795.00
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The Kiss

The Kiss

by

Christian Hook

£1,395.00
Limited Edition
Shinme - Tama

Shinme - Tama

by

Christian Hook

£995.00
Limited Edition
The Anatomy of a Concept (Open Edition) Book

The Anatomy of a Concept (Open Edition) Book

by

Christian Hook

£95.00
Limited Edition
Electronica

Electronica

by

Christian Hook

£950.00
Limited Edition
Mar de Luces III

Mar de Luces III

by

Christian Hook

£650.00
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Mar de Luces IV

Mar de Luces IV

by

Christian Hook

£650.00
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La Idea de una Cabeza de Caballo (Paper)

La Idea de una Cabeza de Caballo (Paper)

by

Christian Hook

£1,495.00
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La Idea de una Cabeza de Caballo (Canvas)

La Idea de una Cabeza de Caballo (Canvas)

by

Christian Hook

£1,995.00
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Cielo de Naranjos (Canvas)

Cielo de Naranjos (Canvas)

by

Christian Hook

£2,750.00
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Shinme - Visions

Shinme - Visions

by

Christian Hook

£2,950.00
Limited Edition
Shinme - Kaouru

Shinme - Kaouru

by

Christian Hook

£1,250.00
Limited Edition
Two Blues A

Two Blues A

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Christian Hook

£2,950.00
Limited Edition
Arabian I

Arabian I

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Christian Hook

£2,950.00
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Arabian V

Arabian V

by

Christian Hook

£1,295.00
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Neon Electronica Delta

Neon Electronica Delta

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Christian Hook

£1,295.00
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Neon Electronica Beta

Neon Electronica Beta

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Christian Hook

£1,295.00
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Neon Electronica Alpha

Neon Electronica Alpha

by

Christian Hook

£1,295.00
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Drawings From Somewhere Else III

Drawings From Somewhere Else III

by

Christian Hook

£995.00
Limited Edition
Drawings From Somewhere Else II

Drawings From Somewhere Else II

by

Christian Hook

£995.00
Limited Edition