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.

But i m more interested in doing it in the sense of prayer with repetition. His lavishly colored canvases are populated with rows of birds rendered with thick brushstrokes. Slonem received his bachelor of arts degree from tulane university of louisiana and studied painting at skowhegan school of painting and sculpture. I was influenced by warhol s repetition of soup cans and marilyn slonem says.

Hunt slonem is an american painter sculptor and printmaker. Paintings bunny wall public art sculptures hunt s homes. Media books shop resume collaborations contact login. He is exhibiting regularly at both public and private venues and he has received numerous honors and awards.

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. When hunt slonem enters his studio each morning he warms up by painting bunnies. His lavishly colored canvases are populated with rows of birds rendered with thick brushstrokes.

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. 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. 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.

Slonem s works are included in many important museum collections all over the world. 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. 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.