2020
Hunt Slonem has mastered the art of repetition in his exuberant Neo-Expressionist paintings. Some of his favorite subjects are bunnies, butterflies and the tropical birds that live in the private aviary nestled within his 30,000-square-foot studio complex in Brooklyn, New York.
“I believe in repetition like a holy mantra or rosary,” Slonem told Introspective, referring to his artistic method. “I am slightly influenced by Pop art, like the repetition of soup cans, postage stamps and celebrities. It’s something I have been doing my whole life.”
Slonem’s depictions of birds — which are often rendered in thick, gestural brushstrokes and arranged in a loose grid — owe to a fascination with tropical avian life that he developed during a childhood spent in Hawaii and Nicaragua. Today, along with the aviary, his studio contains a personal garden, a collection of antiques and walls and walls of artworks.
“I am a collector of things. My primary focus is color and objects. I love to make them work in a space,” Slonem says. “Sometimes I define a space with color.”
Besides birds, Slonem has painted so many bunnies that they’ve become a signature. Limned in expressive, urgent strokes on flat, vibrantly colored backgrounds, these creatures fascinate through their subtle variations. “I have painted hundreds of rabbits, but each one is different,” the artist has explained. “Each has its own personality, and it just comes through me.”
The multitalented Slonem also sculpts, makes prints, creates installations and restores historic spaces. His work has achieved cult status among collectors and is represented in the permanent collections of such esteemed institutions as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Slonem has even made an appearance on Real Housewives of New York.
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$8,700
H 44.1 in W 57.29 in D 1.58 in
Japanese Contemporary Art by Teppei Ikehila - Infinite Fragments 3
By Teppei Ikehila
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Teppei Ikehila is a Japanese artist born in 1978 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. He is graduated from Shimane University in 2001. Since 2000, he has held many p...
Canvas, Oil
Horse No. 1, 2002
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Horse No. 1, 2002' by John Goodman. The artwork is 18 x 48 inches and it is framed in a wooden frame. Signed and dated by artist. Excellent condition. From Andra Norris Gallery in C...
Oil, Canvas
Price Upon Request
H 23.63 in W 28.75 in D 1.58 in
White Tigers and Octopuses - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Oil Painting
By Corvengi
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Animals, Leopard, Panther, Fishes, Foxes, Monkeys, Turtles, Octopuses, Flowers, Underwater Plants, .... “Everything that surrounds me affects me. Memories, politics, nature, people,...
Canvas, Oil
$8,000
H 71 in W 59 in D 1.5 in
"How to Fly" Figurative Oil Painting 71" x 59" inch by Marius Seidlitz
By Marius Seidlitz
Located in Culver City, CA
"How to Fly" Figurative Oil Painting 71" x 59" inch by Marius Seidlitz Marius Seidlitz is a contemporary painter based in Germany. His work explores the intricate nature of self-ide...
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
H 51.19 in W 63.98 in D 1.58 in
Yoren's Self Portrait - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Oil Painting
By Corvengi
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Animals, Leopard, Panther, Fishes, Foxes, Monkeys, Turtles, Octopuses, Flowers, Underwater Plants, .... “Everything that surrounds me affects me. Memories, politics, nature, people,...
Canvas, Oil
Texas Summer Nights
Located in Bozeman, MT
Kirstyn Wright is a wildlife and Western artist focusing on Texas and Southwestern imagery. She grew up an hour northwest of Fort Worth in the ranching and rodeo community of Wise Co...
Canvas, Oil
Perception
By Diana Tremaine
Located in Burlingame, CA
Diana Tremaine’s large-scale, dynamic, figurative oil paintings reflect a search for truth and meaning in the human experience. She develops brushstrokes and marks by adding and then...
Canvas, Oil
Osprey 1 (after Audubon)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern European art, citing the artists of these works like a dutiful scholar. She copies and r...
Paper, Oil
$7,200
H 36 in W 36 in D 1 in
"Limiting Beliefs" Oil painting 36" x 36" inch by Alina Shimova
By Alina Shimova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Limiting Beliefs" Oil painting 36" x 36" inch by Alina Shimova PURE SOUL series Shimova cares about the conservation of the fauna. She draws public attention to the problems of a...
Canvas, Oil
$850
H 14 in W 11 in D 1.5 in
Happiness Is... a Merle Dane, Contemporary Oil on Canvas, 14" x 11"
By Alyson Kinkade
Located in Loveland, CO
Original Oil "Happiness Is... a Merle Dane" Canvas is gallery wrapped with black sides, perfect as is, or easy to frame. 14" x 11" oil on canvas 'I painted all of my dane's siblings, this one was Maya, so distinguished and beautiful' - AK ABOUT THE ARTIST: Since graduating from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1999, Alyson Kinkade’s artwork has been widely collected and exhibited throughout the U.S. Her work is displayed publicly in the permanent collections of the cities of Little Rock, AR; Downey, CA; Paramount, CA; Loveland, CO; Platte River...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Hutch Scotch" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Hutch Scotch Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 25" Framed Dimensions: 33" x 28" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Hunt Sl...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "White Butterflies (Holy Week)" Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: White Butterflies (Holy Week) Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 48" x 48" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Unique ...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Double Bunny Diamond Dust" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Double Bunny Diamond Dust Series: Bunnies Date: 2026 Medium: Oil & Acrylic with Diamond Dust on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimens...
Mixed Media, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Cardinal" Bunny, unique oil painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Cardinal Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 12" x 10" Framed Dimensions: 18.5" x 16.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editio...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Lory" Original bird painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Lory Series: Birds Date: 2021 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 12" x 10" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso ...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "True Blue 2" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: True Blue 2 Series: Bunnies Date: 2026 Medium: Oil, acrylic, plaster, resin, Diamond Dust on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: ...
Mixed Media, Oil
