Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
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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1990s Pop Art Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Early 2000s Pop Art Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Offset, Board, Ink, Paper
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Mixed Media, Board, Permanent Marker, Offset
Mid-20th Century Abstract Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Archival Paper
1950s Abstract Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
India Ink, Handmade Paper
Mid-20th Century Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil
18th Century Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Etching
Mid-20th Century American Modern Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Watercolor
20th Century Naturalistic Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Aquatint
1960s Abstract Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
18th Century Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Engraving
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Graphite, Paper
18th Century Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Etching
1960s Minimalist Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Crayon, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen, Pencil, Archival Paper
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Oil