Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller

Nick Hunt
Peter

2019

About the Item

Nick Hunt grew up in in Newport Beach in the 80’s and early 90’s. As Hunt states, “It was an unknown area to a lot of the world. Development was in progress, but at that point in time it was still mostly open land, populated with surfers and desert-beach dreamers. My work is inspired by this desert-ocean dangerous allure.” Hunt’s work, while abstract, conjures a sense of history - both in their Light and Space influences and in the the rough beauty of the objects themselves. The scumbled, dented, sometimes bullet riddled surfaces reveal layers of color, painted on metal, and hint at a romantic complexity beneath the glossy enameled surfaces. Hunt spent a lot of time in Mexico as a boy, where he got to know Billy Al Bengston, Peter Alexander, Chuck Arnoldi, and Laddie John Dill, who would come down to visit his father’s house on the Sea of Cortez. “I think our unspoken love for this place was what originally bonded us. The open spaces, the danger, the adventure, the feelings of being lost while finding yourself and being perfectly at ease with the nothingness that surrounds you. The undeniable beauty in a place with such minimal resources was captivating.” That same feeling of exploration and adventure is what drew Hunt to California Art at a very early age. “The at times dangerous exploration of materials and search for the unknown possibilities of beauty - like Chuck with the chainsaw, Billy with his Dentos, Peter with resin and Laddie with sand and light.” “Since I was a kid, the idea of being an artist, because of the artists I knew and admired, was not always the most glamorous. You made art because it was all you wanted and could do. So being an artist in California came with a sense of prideful hopelessness. It’s obviously changed now, but that sense of undeniable purpose in an area that seemed lost to the rest of the world inspired me as something wonderful, meaningful, and for me.”
  • Creator:
    Nick Hunt (1985)
  • Creation Year:
    2019
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)Depth: 0.25 in (6.35 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Monica, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4785570952
More From This SellerView All
  • Caliber Abstraction (Magenta on Blue #1)
    By Nick Hunt
    Located in Santa Monica, CA
    Born February 4th, 1985 in Newport Beach, California. Nicholas Hunt grew up surrounded by business minded entrepreneurs and Southern California art...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Metal, Enamel

  • Caliber Abstraction (Navy Blue on Burnt Gold #1)
    By Nick Hunt
    Located in Santa Monica, CA
    Born February 4th, 1985 in Newport Beach, California. Nicholas Hunt grew up surrounded by business minded entrepreneurs and Southern California art icons. These experiences in business, art, California culture, and the unmistakable beauty and variety of Southern California landscapes...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Metal, Enamel

  • Untitled (Life Fragment) Various Colors
    By Nick Hunt
    Located in Santa Monica, CA
    Nick Hunt grew up in in Newport Beach in the 80’s and early 90’s. As Hunt states, “It was an unknown area to a lot of the world. Development was in progress, but at that point in time it was still mostly open land, populated with surfers and desert-beach dreamers. My work is inspired by this desert-ocean dangerous allure.” Hunt’s work, while abstract, conjures a sense of history - both in their Light and Space influences and in the the rough beauty of the objects themselves. The scumbled, dented, sometimes bullet riddled surfaces reveal layers of color, painted on metal, and hint at a romantic complexity beneath the glossy enameled surfaces. Hunt spent a lot of time in Mexico as a boy, where he got to know Billy Al Bengston, Peter Alexander, Chuck Arnoldi...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Enamel

  • Serious Painting (White on Black #1)
    By Nick Hunt
    Located in Santa Monica, CA
    Nick Hunt grew up in in Newport Beach in the 80’s and early 90’s. As Hunt states, “It was an unknown area to a lot of the world. Development was in progress, but at that point in time it was still mostly open land, populated with surfers and desert-beach dreamers. My work is inspired by this desert-ocean dangerous allure.” Hunt’s work, while abstract, conjures a sense of history - both in their Light and Space influences and in the the rough beauty of the objects themselves. The scumbled, dented, sometimes bullet riddled surfaces reveal layers of color, painted on metal, and hint at a romantic complexity beneath the glossy enameled surfaces. Hunt spent a lot of time in Mexico as a boy, where he got to know Billy Al Bengston, Peter Alexander, Chuck Arnoldi...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Enamel

  • Serious Painting (Yellow on Black)
    By Nick Hunt
    Located in Santa Monica, CA
    Nick Hunt grew up in in Newport Beach in the 80’s and early 90’s. As Hunt states, “It was an unknown area to a lot of the world. Development was in progress, but at that point in time it was still mostly open land, populated with surfers and desert-beach dreamers. My work is inspired by this desert-ocean dangerous allure.” Hunt’s work, while abstract, conjures a sense of history - both in their Light and Space influences and in the the rough beauty of the objects themselves. The scumbled, dented, sometimes bullet riddled surfaces reveal layers of color, painted on metal, and hint at a romantic complexity beneath the glossy enameled surfaces. Hunt spent a lot of time in Mexico as a boy, where he got to know Billy Al Bengston, Peter Alexander, Chuck Arnoldi...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Enamel

  • Los Angeles
    By Jimi Gleason
    Located in Santa Monica, CA
    The alchemists in their ‘Magnum Opus’ sought to cipher a ‘Philosopher’s Stone,’ a mythical substance which would not only convert common metals into precious ones, but was the key to...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Silver

You May Also Like
  • Astrid
    By Michael Kalish
    Located in Los Angeles, CA
    "Astrid", layered laser cut aluminum and enamel on aluminum panels — 35 x 42 x 8 inches. Edition of 18 which are sold out. There are two artist proofs available and then the edition...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Aluminum, Enamel

  • No. 12-1957
    By Stanley Twardowicz
    Located in New York, NY
    Stanley Twardowicz (1917–2008), a one-time orphan, Golden Gloves boxer, professional baseball player and auto worker, emerged from a hardscrabble upbringing in Detroit to become a po...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Enamel

  • Brutalist Abstract Enamel Mounted Wall Panel Plaque Artwork
    Located in Atlanta, GA
    This stunning modernist abstract enamel plaque composition is dated circa 1960. The brutalist design has contrasting red, orange, black, and white colors. There is no visible artist ...
    Category

    1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Copper, Enamel

  • Ripples in Space - Abstract Composition Original Oil Painting
    Located in Soquel, CA
    Ripples in Space - Abstract Composition Original Oil Painting Vibrant abstract composition of paint, paper, enamel, and glitter by unknown artist "DeZulio" or "Dejulio". Several pie...
    Category

    Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Enamel

  • SUNGLASSES IN A VEIL (after Sargent) - Abstract Figurative Painting, textured
    By Eleanor Aldrich
    Located in Signal Mountain, TN
    Are those actual sunglasses in that painting? You might be asking. Good question! Keep em comin. But Nope! They are in fact painted. "Sunglasses in a Veil (After Sargent...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Enamel

  • Vector Assembly Sequence II
    By Vargas-Suarez Universal
    Located in New York, NY
    Vector Assembly Sequence II (2015) oil enamel on canvas 77 x 79 inches (195 x 200 cm)
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Enamel

Recently Viewed

View All