Lot 209 - David Hamilton - Contemplating The Line Between Perception And Reality

ARTIST INFO

About 

David Hamilton is an award winning artist from Northern Ireland who studied at undergraduate and graduate levels at the University of Ulster Belfast. He worked extensively throughout the UK and Europe as a scenic artist and art director producing themed sets for the entertainment industry and in 2008 started making his own work. Since then he has been selected for exhibition with the Royal Academy, the Royal Ulster Academy, the Royal Hibernian Academy and the National Gallery of Ireland. His work has also been longlisted for the John Moore Painting Prize, the BP Portrait Awards and shortlisted for the Jacksons Painting Prize. 

Education 

University of Ulster/ Art and Design Centre, undergraduate and graduate levels.  

Select Exhibitions/Awards 

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London, Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition, Belfast, Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland Hennessy Portrait Prize, Dublin (highly commended winner) National Gallery of Ireland Zurich Portrait Prize, Dublin selected finalist. Jackson Painting Prize shortlisted artist. Winner BBC Northern Ireland at Seventy Art Competition. Contestant, Sky Landscape Artist of the Year, season 8, 2023.  

Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork 

Both my paintings titled "Heat" and "Sandstorm" are part of an ongoing body of work exploring the impact of human activity on the environment. The painting titled "Contemplating the line between perception and reality" was inspired by a quote from Carl Jung, who said, " It all depends on how we look at things and not how they are in themselves. The least of things with a meaning are worth more in life than the greatest of things without it."  

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