Hunt Slonem Artist

His fascination with exotica imprinted during his childhood in hawaii and experience as a foreign exchange student in managua nicaragua.

Hunt slonem artist.

Slonem was born in 1951 in kittery maine and his father s position as a navy officer meant the family moved often during hunt s formative years including extended stays in hawaii california and connecticut. I was influenced by warhol s repetition of soup cans and marilyn slonem says. 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.

Hunt slonem art i believe in repetition like a holy mantra or rosary neo expressionist painter hunt slonem b. 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 am slightly influenced by pop art like the repetition of soup cans postage stamps and celebrities. Paintings bunny wall public art sculptures hunt s homes.

Signed by artist on verso edition. Oil on canvas unframed dimensions. Unique category 2010s contemporary hunt slonem paintings. 60 x 70 signature.

Hunt slonem studied painting at the skowhegan school of painting and sculpture in maine and received a bachelor of arts degree from tulane university in 1973. 1951 told introspective referring to his artistic method. Starry night july 18th date. 93 x 134 in.

Hunt slonem born hunt slonim july 18 1951 is an american painter sculptor and printmaker. Hunt slonem is an american painter whose work uniquely combines representational imagery with abstract expressionist renderings. It s something i have been doing my whole life. Best known for his colorful paintings of tropical birds butterflies and rabbits he is considered an integral member of the neo expressionist movement of which julian schnabel and georg baselitz are also members.