- Tom Hunter (artist)
Tom Hunter (born 1965,
Bournemouth ,UK ) is aLondon -based artist whose medium isphotography . He studied at the London College of Printing, and was the first photographer to have a one man show at theNational Gallery, London .His work has specialised in documenting life in Hackney, depicting local issues and sensationalist news headlines with compositions borrowed from the
Old Master s. For instance, his photograph of a squatter, "Woman Reading a Possession Order", imitatesJohannes Vermeer 'sGirl reading a Letter at an Open Window . This photograph won the Kobal Photographic Portrait Award in 1998. [ [http://www.rca.ac.uk/pages/news/life_through_a_lens_3023.html Life through a lens] , Royal College of Art biography] [ [http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/tom_hunter/feature/default.htm From High Art to High Rise: Making Modern Masterpieces] , National Gallery]Hunter has shown work internationally in many exhibitions including "Living in Hell and Other Stories" at the
National Gallery, London ; "Tableaux Vivants" at theKunsthalle Vienna ; "Composure" at the Susan Hobbs Gallery,Toronto ; and "Parallax" at Sandronirey Gallery,California . In June 2007 he curated a group exhibition of work about the E8 area of Hackney by eight contemporary artists. The exhibition was held at Transition Gallery inLondon .References
External links
* [http://www.tomhunter.org Tom Hunter: Official website featuring numerous photographic series in the gallery]
* [http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/tom_hunter/default.htm Tom Hunter: Living in Hell and Other Stories] , National Gallery online exhibit]
* [http://www.transitiongallery.co.uk/htmlpages/e8/e8_pr.htm Transition Gallery]
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