Luke Edward Hall
Recent Drawings at The Breeder Feeder

On the occasion of his new solo show 300,000 Kisses that just opened at No.9 Cork Street in London, The Breeder is pleased to present a selection of Luke Edward Hall‘s recent drawings at The Breeder Feeder, the gallery’s project space in Athens.

In Hall’s world, classical iconography meets the immediacy of the everyday in vibrant drawings and paintings with a bold yet lyrical motion. Oscillating between mythic narratives and a deeply personal interior space, Hall’s works balance a dreamlike, romantic aesthetic with an exploration of the subject’s psychological terrain as well as broader concerns like the vulnerability and pervasive eroticism of the male body, in an attempt to challenge the dominant heteronormative representations and to unite masculine and feminine elements in harmonious compositions. This series of drawings further develops Hall’s fascinating exploration of eccentric romance and intimacy, while maintaining his references to Jean Cocteau, John Craxton and the Bloomsbury Group.

Luke Edward Hall works on a broad range of interests, blurring the boundary between art and design. From interior design and fashion projects to murals and illustration work for books, restaurants and hotels. He has collaborated with a variety of companies and institutions including Burberry, Lanvin, Christie’s, Royal Academy of Arts, Ginori 1735, Svenskt Tenn and Habitat. In 2020 Luke’s first large interior design and art direction project opened in Paris at Hôtel Les Deux Gares: a thirty- eight bedroom hotel and bistro in the city’s 10th arrondissement. In March 2019 Luke joined the Financial Times as a weekly columnist in FT Weekend, answering readers’ questions on aesthetics, interior design and stylish living. In February 2022 Hall launched Chateau Orlando, his own brand for homeware and clothing. In January 2021 The Breeder hosted Hall’s first solo exhibition with the gallery in Athens, titled “Figs and Honey and Sailing” and his second solo with The Breeder in Athens took place in September 2022 titled “The Hunter Hunts in a Pink Mist”.