Hunt Slonem Artsy

Slonem who has owned rabbits as pets since childhood began painting the creatures in sweeping brushstrokes in the 1980s because he was drawn to their simple cuddly shapes.

Hunt slonem artsy. In many ways i see my whole life as an installation itself i m always after that wow factor those magical moments where i create a work and look at it in amazement as if angels or gnomes had entered my space and created the whole thing hunt slonem inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds hunt slonem is renowned for his distinct neo expressionist style. He is exhibiting regularly at both public and private venues and he has received numerous honors and awards. He is best known for his neo expressionist paintings of tropical birds often based on a personal aviary in which he has been keeping from 30 to over 100 live birds of various species. His lavishly colored canvases are populated with rows of birds rendered with thick brushstrokes.

One night i was having chinese food and i looked down and realized i am the sign of the rabbit slonem once explained referring to his chinese zodiac sign. Available for sale from dtr modern galleries hunt slonem tanzania 2020 oil and acrylic with diamond dust on panel 29 1 4 24 1 4 in. When hunt slonem enters his studio each morning he warms up by painting bunnies. Slonem s works are included in many important museum collections all over the world.

Artist and collector hunt slonem is best known for huge neo expressionist oil paintings of tropical birds based on his personal aviary. But i m more interested in doing it in the sense of prayer with repetition. Hunt slonem was born in kittery maine in 1951. Artist and collector hunt slonem is best known for huge neo expressionist oil paintings of tropical birds based on his personal aviary.

I was influenced by warhol s repetition of soup cans and marilyn slonem says. Paintings bunny wall public art sculptures hunt s homes. His fascination with exotica imprinted during his childhood in hawaii and experience as a foreign exchange student in managua nicaragua. But i m more interested in doing it in the sense of prayer with repetition.

Available for sale from dtr modern galleries hunt slonem guam 2020 oil on panel 28 23 3 4 in. His lavishly colored canvases are populated with rows of birds rendered with thick brushstrokes. I was influenced by warhol s repetition of soup cans and marilyn slonem says. Media books shop resume collaborations contact login.