Hamilton Glass
ham.glass@gmail.com
whosham.com
@hamglass
Hamilton Glass is a painter and public artist living in Richmond, Virginia. His work focuses around using public art to build up communities, and create spaces in which the community members feel they have a stake in their surroundings. To him, it is vital that he uses his work in ways that serve the public and engage people through art. He believes in the power of art, which can hold communities together, and increase equity around access to the arts.
Hamilton started his art career as an architect, and after working in the field for 7 years discovered his true passion lied with painting. His paintings, however, are reminiscent of his past as an architect through technique and style. He often utilizes geometric shapes, line, and color to create bold, graphic murals that work with the existing architecture or landscape to create site-specific works of art. One of the most important themes Glass likes to work with in his designs is movement–his work carries energy and momentum, either within the piece itself by moving the viewers eyes through layers of color and line, or more physically, in large scale murals. He uses rhythmic lines to connect vibrant colors, often adding in imagery/objects that more directly represent the concepts in his work. Glass is honored to be a frequent collaborator with organizations who are focused on community growth and outreach. This part of his practice offers him the opportunity to give back to the community through his art and is a huge inspiration in itself.