DJ Leon

Birds of a Feather in the Jungle

2016

'Finches' by Hunt Slonem, 2022. Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 in. This painting features Slonem's signature finches in white, red, blue, and green on a white background. Considered one of the great colorists of his time, Slonem’s neo-expressionist paintings feature an exuberant and bold, fauvist palette to emphasize his beloved menagerie of animals. Through the application of lavish, lush colors, Slonem’s painterly style continues to be fresh and innovative bordering on Pop Art aesthetics. Depicting his signature motifs of repeating whimsical animal imagery, the artist’s devotion to nature and its inhabitants are apparent. Born in Kittery, Maine in 1951, Hunt Slonem graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Painting and Art History from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Slonem later attended the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, where he was exposed to influential artists from the New York area including Alex Katz, Alice Neel, Richard Estes, Jack Levine, Louise Nevelson and Al Held. This exposure played a pivotal role in Slonem’s artistic career, as it aided in his decision to move to New York in 1973. Since 1977, Slonem has had over 250 solo exhibitions at prestigious galleries. Museums, both domestic and international, have collected his work, among them 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. His work has been exhibited globally, including in Madras, Quito, Venice, Gustavia, San Juan, Guatemala City, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid, Stockholm, Oslo, Cologne, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. His work has been shown in thirty-one different museums including the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1981; the Museo Diocesano d'arte sacra Sant'Apollonia in Venice, Italy, in 1986; the Albany Museum of Art in Albany, Georgia, in 2007; the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2007; Museo de Arte de El Salvador in San Salvador...

'Toki and Slimy' by Adam Handler, 2023. Oil stick and spray paint on canvas, 30 x 24 in. This painting by contemporary artist Adam Handler features a single figure depicted in his s...

'Heart Throb' by American artist Marylyn Dintenfass. 35 x 47 in. is a stunning abstract expressionist painting that features a vibrant color palette and dynamic, gestural brushstroke...

'Hotjoustatdusk' by Stanley Boxer, 1985. Oil on linen, 38 x 65 in./ Frame: 39.25 x 66 in. This impasto painting has an active surface that is thickly painted with defined brush strok...

Pigment print on aluminium Edition of 30 “Everything that surrounds me affects me. Memories, politics, nature, people, a dry leaf on the ground, music and books.” Corvengi’s works ...

Original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem. A masterful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects: Birds. This piece depicts gestural figures of Birds against a multicolor background. Hunt Slonem traces his famous guardian details throughout the piece, with thick use of paint and elegant accents. The black marks represent the "Eye of Hanuman" based on the Hindu Monkey God which is one of the most celebrated and worshipped figures in the Indian religion. Inspired by nature and a genuine love...

Oil painting by Hunt Slonem, created in 2023. The piece is in excellent condition, brand new, and measures 112 x 193 cm (44 x 76 inches). The painting features a grid of repeated coc...

Multicolored Birds on Black Branch on White Scored Background Surface