Hunt Slonem Artsy

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.

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. 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. I was influenced by warhol s repetition of soup cans and marilyn slonem says. 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. His fascination with exotica imprinted during his childhood in hawaii and experience as a foreign exchange student in managua nicaragua. 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. Available for sale from dtr modern galleries hunt slonem guam 2020 oil on panel 28 23 3 4 in. I was influenced by warhol s repetition of soup cans and marilyn slonem says. 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. Slonem received his bachelor of arts degree from tulane university of louisiana and studied painting at skowhegan school of painting and sculpture. His lavishly colored canvases are populated with rows of birds rendered with thick brushstrokes. Slonem s works are included in many important museum collections all over the world.

When hunt slonem enters his studio each morning he warms up by painting bunnies. 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. Hunt slonem was born in kittery maine in 1951. He is exhibiting regularly at both public and private venues and he has received numerous honors and awards.