William Hammond (29 August 1947 – 30 January 2021) was a New Zealand artist who was part of the Post-colonial Gothic movement at the end of the 1990s.
[6][7][8] Before embarking on his career in art, he worked in a sign factory, made wooden toys, and was a jewellery designer.
[13] Another noted piece of his was Fall of Icarus (1995),[14] which explores the effects of the colonisation on the country,[9] and is exhibited at Christchurch Art Gallery.
[9] His paintings feature two common themes: references to popular music and gaunt creatures with avian heads and human limbs.
[17][18] The characters in Hammond's paintings, which were often anthropomorphic animals, rarely move away from their natural habitat and are in no hurry.
[10] Humans are notably absent from his works during the later part of his career, which was influenced by his visit to the Auckland Islands in 1989.