Works
  • Mike Hammer, Milky Way Meteor, 2023
    Milky Way Meteor, 2023
  • Mike Hammer, Interstellar Cataclysmic Paradigm, 2023
    Interstellar Cataclysmic Paradigm, 2023
  • Mike Hammer, Ceres Solaris, 2023
    Ceres Solaris, 2023
  • Mike Hammer, Astral Dark Matter , 2023
    Astral Dark Matter , 2023
  • Mike Hammer, Suculent Symphony Sears, 2021
    Suculent Symphony Sears, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Shine, 2022
    Shine, 2022
  • Mike Hammer, Come Together Right Now, Yeah, 2021
    Come Together Right Now, Yeah, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Black Hole, 2021
    Black Hole, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Heart 5, 2023
    Heart 5, 2023
  • Mike Hammer, Heart 4, 2023
    Heart 4, 2023
  • Mike Hammer, Heart 3, 2023
    Heart 3, 2023
  • Mike Hammer, Heart 2, 2023
    Heart 2, 2023
  • Mike Hammer, Heart 1, 2023
    Heart 1, 2023
  • Mike Hammer, Zipline Cruiser, 2021
    Zipline Cruiser, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, My Baby, 2021
    My Baby, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Love Street, 2021
    Love Street, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Holiday, 2021
    Holiday, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Well Connected, 2021
    Well Connected, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Side of Town, 2020
    Side of Town, 2020
  • Mike Hammer, Rain, 2020
    Rain, 2020
  • Mike Hammer, Pepper, 2021
    Pepper, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Out of My Mind, 2020
    Out of My Mind, 2020
  • Mike Hammer, Nirvana, 2021
    Nirvana, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Lyla, 2020
    Lyla, 2020
  • Mike Hammer, Love+Love+Love, 2020
    Love+Love+Love, 2020
  • Mike Hammer, Love Be There, 2021
    Love Be There, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Hot Tamales, 2021
    Hot Tamales, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Honey, 2021
    Honey, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, HEY SHINE, 2020
    HEY SHINE, 2020
  • Mike Hammer, Centered Smoke, 2023
    Centered Smoke, 2023
  • Mike Hammer, Catch Me, 2020
    Catch Me, 2020
  • Mike Hammer, Bring It Back to the Space Where It All Began, 2020
    Bring It Back to the Space Where It All Began, 2020
  • Mike Hammer, Village, 2020
    Village, 2020
  • Mike Hammer, Top Town Tunes, 2023
    Top Town Tunes, 2023
  • Mike Hammer, Roller Coaster, 2024
    Roller Coaster, 2024
  • Mike Hammer, Swing Through The City, 2021
    Swing Through The City, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Sail, 2022
    Sail, 2022
  • Mike Hammer, Hearts Still Beating, 2021
    Hearts Still Beating, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Drinking Gasoline and Wine, 2021
    Drinking Gasoline and Wine, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, The Twist, 2021
    The Twist, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Healing, 2022
    Healing, 2022
  • Mike Hammer, Relative Frequency Knows, 2021
    Relative Frequency Knows, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Castles Made of Sand, 2020
    Castles Made of Sand, 2020
  • Mike Hammer, Ride Relentless, 2023
    Ride Relentless, 2023
  • Mike Hammer, Oh Love, 2021
    Oh Love, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Many Hands, 2021
    Many Hands, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, I Suspected But Really Didn't Think it Was True!, 2019
    I Suspected But Really Didn't Think it Was True!, 2019
  • Mike Hammer, Variable Variations Very Vivacious, 2021
    Variable Variations Very Vivacious, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Shapely Shale, 2022
    Shapely Shale, 2022
  • Mike Hammer, Spatial Reformation Transformation, 2024
    Spatial Reformation Transformation, 2024
  • Mike Hammer, Letters and Prisms, 2024
    Letters and Prisms, 2024
  • Mike Hammer, Precious Fool, 2019
    Precious Fool, 2019
  • Mike Hammer, Beauty Streams Just Because, 2021
    Beauty Streams Just Because, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Step Inside Your Mind, 2022
    Step Inside Your Mind, 2022
  • Mike Hammer, Gosh Honey The Views Are Breathtaking, 2019
    Gosh Honey The Views Are Breathtaking, 2019
  • Mike Hammer, You Won't Admit You Love Me, 2021
    You Won't Admit You Love Me, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Window Made of Time, 2021
    Window Made of Time, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, She'll Come Back, 2021
    She'll Come Back, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Leaving Lightly, 2020
    Leaving Lightly, 2020
  • Mike Hammer, Break Me With Desire, 2021
    Break Me With Desire, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Risky Roll Reluctant Revitalized, 2021
    Risky Roll Reluctant Revitalized, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Waiting On Freedom, 2022
    Waiting On Freedom, 2022
  • Mike Hammer, The Big Three, 2021
    The Big Three, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Terrified Truffles, 2022
    Terrified Truffles, 2022
  • Mike Hammer, Antwerp Always, 2021
    Antwerp Always, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Rustic Cage, 2021
    Rustic Cage, 2021
  • Mike Hammer, Centry Centipede, 2022
    Centry Centipede, 2022
  • Mike Hammer, I’ve Got a Feeling, 2022
    I’ve Got a Feeling, 2022
  • Mike Hammer, You're So Impossible, 2015
    You're So Impossible, 2015
  • Mike Hammer, Warning!, 2016
    Warning!, 2016
  • Mike Hammer, Spaztic Sinewy Centipedes, 2016
    Spaztic Sinewy Centipedes, 2016
  • Mike Hammer, Signage Smackdown, 2016
    Signage Smackdown, 2016
  • Mike Hammer, Selective Uptake, 2016
    Selective Uptake, 2016
  • Mike Hammer, Life Force, 2006-2016
    Life Force, 2006-2016
  • Mike Hammer, Consoler of the Lonely, 2016
    Consoler of the Lonely, 2016
  • Mike Hammer, Bored to Tears, 2016
    Bored to Tears, 2016
Overview
"I spontaneously apply various color combinations to each blob, aiming to captivate the viewer with their sculpture-like qualities and the myriad of contrasting colors."

Mike Hammer is a contemporary abstract painter who explores color and the tridimensional nature of paint. Hammer creates his sculptural multicolored ‘blob’ paintings by meticulously pouring acrylic paint from squeeze tubes. Each ‘blob’ ring interacts with those above and below resulting in unique and vibrant interplays. Hammer’s paintings celebrate the vitality and power of color and push painting into the realm of sculpture.

 

“I am fascinated with paint and color. My blob paintings are created by pouring layer upon layer of acrylic paint in concentric rings. I spontaneously apply various color combinations to each blob, aiming to captivate the viewer with their sculpture-like qualities and the myriad of contrasting colors. Arranged organically, the compositions are intended to produce a feeling of free-flowing movement.”

 

Hammer is represented by galleries in Canada and the United States. His work can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the world. Hammer currently lives with his wife and three children outside Toronto.

Exhibitions