Alex Hamilton (b. 1958, Adelaide) lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. An artist, filmmaker and musician, Hamilton creates works that pose thought-provoking questions and, at times, syntactic answers, reflecting on the age we live in and the challenges of our turbulent world.
In this online exhibition, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art is delighted to present a series of works that span the nearly two-decade-long working relationship the artist has had with the gallery. From small ink drawings included in the first iterations of the gallery program in 2008, to large-scale multimedia paintings from 2024.
Hamilton is engaging with contemporary themes, drawing inspiration from past centuries of music, art, literature, and philosophy. Using a wide range of materials — inks, paints, pens, Perspex, photocopied papers, scratching, and other interventions — Hamilton offers a timeless yet urgent commentary on the human experience.