JACK
HILTON

“I use figuration in a patchwork, heraldic kind of way. I often refer to specific poems or novels. Through this I look to create a dialogue between multiple different art forms. I want people to have the visual experience of going down a Wikipedia wormhole.”

A real historical episode is presented like a myth or biblical drama, riffing on the long tradition of History Paintings. Subjects vary from medieval French kings, who believe

I use a range of different materials. I have created a series of oil-pastel works on paper that sometimes incorporates collage or ink. These works are a mixture of freehand drawing and stencils, which I cut from a collection of old second-hand books. I also work on a large-scale with acrylic on canvas and have begun a series of gouaches on watercolour paper recently.

My studio is in Hove, just West of Brighton. I amalways happy to have studio visits. One of the artists I share the space with uses lots of found vintage materials, so the space feels like an old Victorian curiosity shop.

Following his degree in English Literature at the University of Sussex, Jack began painting professionally amidst the 2020 lockdowns. Since then, he has had paintings shown in London galleries and has an upcoming exhibition in Luxembourg City with three further European artists (Summer 2022). Jack Hilton comes from a family of artists. His father is the abstract painter Bo Hilton, and his grandparents were the acclaimed St. Ives artists Roger and Rose Hilton.