‘Bernard’, Traveller Series IV, 1996-1997 - TOM HUNTER

Cibachrome
FRAMED
66 x 75.5 x 4.5 cm
Edition 1/5

Tom Hunter is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning artist working in photography and film. He is Honorary Fellow of the ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY and has an Honorary Doctorate from the University of EAST LONDON. His work is exhibited around the world in leading galleries and museums is a London-based artist and draws inspiration from the culturally rich and diverse area of Hackney in East London, where he lives and works. His photographic narratives are rooted in everyday life—featuring the people he meets and the environments they inhabit — while reimagining these subjects through the lens of classical painting traditions. By referencing Old Master works, Hunter invites viewers to see beauty and dignity in their lives, challenging common stereotypes and assumptions.
Tom Hunter is the first photographer to be shown at the NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, London. His works have been collected by major institutions such as the MUSEUM of MODERN ART (MoMA), NATIONAL GALLERY, London, the VICTORIA and ALBERT MUSEUM, TATE MODERN, MODERNA MUSEET, Stockholm, SMITHSONIAN, Washington, NATIONAL GALLERY, Washington and the LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM of ART.