Magic Cover Paintings (2005) represent a series of works that embody Hamilton’s exploration of hybridization within contemporary painting. Rather than adhering to any strict dogma, these paintings serve as small exercises in blending various artistic influences and materials. Hamilton draws from the decoration industry, utilizing elements often found in everyday consumer culture. This choice not only challenges traditional artistic boundaries but also provides an ironic commentary on a culture increasingly characterized by feminine qualities and a fascination with the cosmetic and artificial.

Crafted using synthetic enamel on printed linen—fabrics typically associated with curtains, tablecloths or upholstery—Hamilton’s paintings engage in a dialogue between high art and popular culture. He employs a sophisticated interplay

of quotations that confront and subvert various painting traditions, recycling and manipulating elements from concrete painting, geometric abstraction and pop art. The influence of artists like Mondrian is evident, juxtaposed with banal printed fabrics and whimsical children’s figurines, merging the purist aesthetic of modernism with a kitsch sensibility.

His Magic Cover Paintings ultimately reflect on themes of visual pollution and horror vacui in contemporary society, incorporating elements from art history, decorative arts and mass-produced industrial objects. This approach invites viewers to reconsider the nature of art and its relationship with consumer culture, blurring the lines between sophistication and superficiality.