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Hunt Slonem is an American artist
whose work uniquely combines representational imagery with Abstract
Expressionist renderings. Best known for his colorful paintings of tropical
birds, butterflies, and rabbits, Hunt tends to embrace the ephemeral beauty of
nature, a characteristic that brings a nurturing, spiritual effect to his
creations. The animals, painted in almost childlike contour lines, became one
of his most famous symbols of innocence, luck and mythology.
Hunt’s lavishly colored canvases are
populated with rows of birds mixed with thick brushstrokes in a loosely
composed grid with a witty sense of humor. The artist creates exotic forms with
expressive and highly textural brushstrokes that are full of intense color.
While his subjects have remained consistent over the last decade, he continues
to use new techniques to create joy and surprise for the viewer.
Slonem’s works can be found in the permanent collections
of 250 museums around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,
the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Whitney, the Miro
Foundation and the New Orleans Museum of Art. He received several prestigious
grants, including from Montreal’s Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation and the
National Endowment for the Arts.