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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Hunt Slonem Print Suite Butterflies 2
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Toledo, OH
Suite Butterflies 2 print by Hunt Slonem, 1999. Very limited edition 9/10. Large yellow, orange, and blue butterflies and green leaves on a black background. Signed lower right, titl...
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Hunt Slonem Pillow Garden Pop Art Lithograph
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodbury, CT
"Pillow Garden," a Pop Art screenprint created in 1980 by contemporary American artist Hunt Slonem. * Artist: Hunt Slonem is known for his Neo-Expressionist style and vibrant use o...
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Hunt Slonem “Three Deer” Pop Art Screenprint
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodbury, CT
Screenprint titled "Three Deer" by American artist Hunt Slonem, created in 1980. Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Three Deer Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed a...
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Hunt Slonem “Pillow Garden” Pop Art Screenprint
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodbury, CT
The image displays "Pillow Garden," a Pop Art screenprint created in 1980 by contemporary American artist Hunt Slonem. * * Artist: Hunt Slonem is known for his Neo-Expressionist st...
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1970s "Fanfare" Screenprint by Frank Rowland
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A striking limited edition op art serigraph by American artist Frank Rowland (1927-2012) in the hard edge style. An abstract geometric composition in red, orange, and yellow against ...
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Josef Albers Signed Abstract Screenprint "Seclusion"
By Josef Albers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original signed abstract screenprint, entitled "Seclusion" by Josef Albers for the limited edition "Washburn College Bible", 1979. Albers created this work as a frontispiece for Volu...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Selection of Modernist Art Lithographs or Serigraphs
By (after) Alexander Calder, Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne, (after) Henri Matisse, Victor Vasarely
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of modernist art serigraphs or lithographs, circa 1950s-1970s. They are: 1) Victor Vasarely color lithograph, circa 1960s. It has been recently reframed in a clean lined bl...
Glass, Paper, Wood
$880Sale Price|44% Off
H 12 in W 21 in D 1.5 in
Maxfield Parrish “Garden of Allah” Crane Lithograph 1918
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1918 Maxfield Parrish "Garden of Allah" early lithograph published by C.A. Crane Co. in Cleveland. The print is presented in its original Mission-style hardwood frame. Signe...
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Japanese Garden Flowers in Bloom: Antique Lithograph, 1880s
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Japanese Garden Flowers in Bloom: Antique Lithograph, 1880s This exquisite lithograph from the 1880s captures the natural beauty and refined elegance of traditional Japanese ...
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Large Scale 19th Century English Hunt Scene Lithograph 44" x 23"
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Scale English Hunt Scene Lithograph, England, 19th Century. It measures an impressive 44" width x 23.5" height. It was recently removed fr...
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Esteban Vicente Color Screenprint
By Esteban Vicente
Located in Water Mill, NY
Esteban Vicente color screenprint signed in pencil. Framed size listed is unframed.
$695
H 22.5 in W 26.75 in D 1 in
Jim Dine Framed Vintage Signed Modern Pop Art Lithograph of Six Hearts
By Jim Dine
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and quite striking Jim Dine (1935- ) offset lithograph of six hearts - one of the artist's most recognizable and coveted images. The piece is print signed and dated (1...
Wood, Paper
Vintage David Hockney Lithograph Print, "Beach Umbrella", Wall Art
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage David Hockney offset lithograph poster titled "Beach Umbrella" for an exhibition in 1988 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, David Hockney, A Retrospective. This was a m...
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Agnes Denes Butterfly Experiments in Grey Limited Edition Print
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
Print: Digital Print Size: 508 x 406 mm (20 x 16 in) Edition of 30 This work is signed (2015) Hungarian conceptual artist Agnes Denes was a pioneer of early environmental ar...
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Rare and Beautiful Original Antique Print of Butterflies, 1774
Located in Langweer, NL
Rare and beautiful butterfly print by Jacob l'Admiral. Starting in 1740 he published only 33 copper etchings. After L'Admiral's death the plates came into the possession of Dr.M. Hou...
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Sherrie Hunt Poetry of Petals #4, Limited Edition Print
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
Photograph Photograph made with archival pigments on fine art rag paper Edition of 50 This work comes with a "Certificate of Authenticity" signed by the artist. "Nature is my insp...
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