Playing Cards
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Elmo Hood After all the disrespect, I am still Kind For Sale
Elmo Hood
After all the disrespect, I am still Kind, 2026
Mixed Media Playing Card on Wooden Backed Canvas | Signed
12 x 16 In
About this work
Elmo Hood has emerged as a distinctive voice in contemporary street art, building a reputation for works that merge urban sensibility with emotional depth and cultural commentary. Operating at the intersection of pop art and street aesthetics, Hood has cultivated a dedicated following among collectors who recognise the artist's ability to transform familiar imagery into vehicles for deeper meaning. After all the disrespect, I am still Kind presents a striking reimagining of the playing card format, rendered in mixed media on wooden backed canvas. The work features bold graphic elements characteristic of Hood's visual language, employing the structured symmetry of traditional card design while subverting its conventional associations. The title itself functions as both statement and provocation, suggesting resilience in the face of adversity and the conscious choice of compassion over cynicism. Hood's technical approach demonstrates a confident handling of materials, with the wooden substrate lending warmth and tactility that elevates the work beyond mere graphic reproduction. The piece operates simultaneously as decorative object and philosophical meditation, inviting viewers to consider the relationship between strength and gentleness. Measuring twelve by sixteen inches, this signed original occupies an accessible scale suited to both intimate domestic settings and considered collection building. The work represents an opportunity to acquire a piece by an artist whose trajectory continues to attract attention from collectors attuned to emerging talent within the contemporary urban art market. Guy Hepner invites enquiries from collectors interested in securing this work. Please contact the gallery directly to discuss acquisition and to learn more about available works by Elmo Hood.
$5,160
Edition & Provenance
- Year
- 2026
- Medium
- Mixed Media Playing Card on Wooden Backed Canvas | Signed
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About Elmo Hood
Elmo Hood is a self-taught contemporary artist working at the intersection of pop art and mixed media. Born in 1989 in Southampton, England, he now lives and works in Brisbane, Australia.
Hood's career began in 2013 with a single collage made from two playing cards. The piece went viral, leading to a string of international exhibitions and a growing collector base that has followed his work ever since. Those early card pieces set the template for what would become his signature process: cutting, burning, and reassembling found materials to build emotionally charged compositions.
Today his work fuses pop art sensibility with layered mixed media technique. Playing cards remain central to his practice, their existing color and imagery repurposed into new palettes, while darker tones anchor the outlines and shading of each piece. Kings and queens recur throughout his output, alongside recurring nods to philosophy, religion, and the paranormal, giving the work a mythic, symbol-driven undercurrent beneath its pop surface.
Hood's work has been featured in British GQ, Forbes, Glamour, Wall Street International, and Made in Shoreditch, among other publications. He has exhibited across London, Paris, New York, Miami, Ibiza, Bahrain, and Munich, with pieces auctioned at the Houses of Parliament. His exhibition history includes solo shows such as Down the Rabbit Hole at Westbank Gallery, London, and House of Cards in Miami, alongside group exhibitions in New York and at the Bahrain Art Fair.