Elmo Hood (born Elliot Nicholas Hood) is a British contemporary artist. He works in abstraction, pop art and collage.

Self-taught, Hood used painting as a coping mechanism for grief following a family bereavement in 2011, something he has spoken about in media interviews.[1] He rose to public prominence in 2013, when a collage of two playing cards The Queen of Hearts went viral.[2] The work was shared on the social media pages of music artists Sean Combs, The Game, Keyshia Cole and Example (musician).[3] The artwork was also used for the stage set on Mary J Blige and Maxwell’s King and Queen of Hearts World Tour.[4]

Hood's has exhibited artwork in the galleries in London, Paris, New York, Ibiza and Munich as well as having his work auctioned off at the Houses of Parliament.[5] In 2013 he was commissioned to paint a series of murals for the Teenage Cancer Trust at Southampton General Hospital.[6][7]

Hood's work has also appeared on the pages of GQ (magazine),[8] and in US Glamour Magazine.

Notable works

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In 2016 Hood exhibited Down the Rabbit Hole, with playing cards featuring prominently.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Interview with Elmo Hood". Contemporary Art Curator Magazine.
  2. ^ "Artist's playing card creations win celebrity approval". Southern Daily Echo.
  3. ^ "Elmo Hood - Artist". www.elmohood.com.
  4. ^ "Maxwell and Mary J Blige Feature". www.elmohood.com.
  5. ^ "London: Smile Britannia Charity Auction 2014". ARTnews. 15 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Elmo Hood - Artist". www.elmohood.com.
  7. ^ "Artists In Shoreditch: Interview With Elmo Hood". Made in Shoreditch Magazine. 15 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Elmo Hood: The Pop painter who plays with your heart". British GQ.
  9. ^ "Elmo Hood: The art world's king of hearts". British GQ.