Hine

'Hine' was born in London 1978, but was raised in the steel city of Sheffield. A shrewd move by his family he suspects; to help stimulate some sort of creativity by surrounding him in nothing but grey industrial concrete buildings. It seems to have worked in a funny sort of way, 'cause he now enjoys nothing more than painting big characters all over concrete walls, shop shutters, or anything else that paint will stick too.

He mainly works in aerosol and acrylics, but if these aren't available you can normally keep him quiet simply with some paper and a pencil. Exhibiting often up north, but more recently in his new home town of Bristol, Hine has also produced pieces of artwork in Europe and Asia - most recently on the side of a rickshaw workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal. It was during this painting, that he says he received the best critique he could ever hope for about his work, when a small boy approached him excitedly rubbing his thighs, enquiring; 'Mister! Mister! Can you please explain your painting to me, because I feel excited and I don't know why?!'

Now living in Bristol, working full time as a freelance artist, you'll mainly find him in his studio, steadily producing canvas's and cups of tea; painting outside; doing an illustration job; or leading graffiti workshops with the youth....

News June 2008

Hine sold 3 pieces at auction.