1991
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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Larry Zox - Dexter's Choice State II, signed watercolor (unique variant), Framed
By Larry Zox
Located in New York, NY
Larry Zox Dexter's Choice, State II, ca. 1990 Mixed media, Watercolor pochoir, and Oil stick Wax, Water-Based Crayons, on heavy Arches museum watercolor rag paper with deckled edges ...
Crayon, Mixed Media, Oil, Watercolor, Graphite, Monoprint
Walter Darby Bannard -Ammersee #2 signed painting by renowned Color Field artist
By Walter Darby Bannard
Located in New York, NY
Walter Darby Bannard Ammersee #2, 1975 Watercolor and acrylic painting on paper Signed, titled and dated lower recto This is a unique work Frame included: elegantly floated and frame...
Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Graphite
Ron Gorchov - signed and inscribed watercolor, to designer Robert Vogele, Framed
By Ron Gorchov
Located in New York, NY
Ron Gorchov Untitled, inscribed to Robert Vogele, 1978 Watercolor and etching on paper with 2 deckled edges. Hand signed in pencil and inscribed on lower front. Inscription reads as ...
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Etching
Richard Anuszkiewicz - Near and Far Acuity, Signed Mid Century Modern painting
By Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in New York, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz Near and Far Acuity, 1957 Gouache and watercolor painting on board Hand signed and dated 1957 by Richard Anuszkiewicz on the right front Frame included Anuszkie...
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache
Ron Gorchov Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist painting on paper Signed
By Ron Gorchov
Located in New York, NY
Ron Gorchov Untitled early 1960s Abstract Expressionist work, 1962 Ink and watercolor painting on paper Signed and dated in black ink lower left recto Frame included: elegantly floa...
Ink, Watercolor
Untitled, from the Lehman Brothers Art Collection unique signed framed monotype
By Andrea Belag
Located in New York, NY
Andrea Belag Untitled, from the Lehman Brothers Art Collection, 2003 Watercolor monotype on paper Pencil signed and dated on the front Framed Gorgeous ...
Watercolor, Monotype, Graphite
Birds Watercolor Drawing, Contemporary Style, 1980s, Unframed
By Arturo Pagano
Located in Roma, IT
Birds is a modern artwork realized by Arturo Pagano in the 1980s. Watercolor drawings. Good conditions.
Paper, Watercolor
Signed, Watercolor on Paper. Framed Painting - Figurations 359.009
By Linda Stein
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Figurations 359.009 - Signed, Watercolor on Paper, Framed Painting Linda Stein's Figurations series are early paintings she made in the 1970s. They show the artist's p...
Paper, Watercolor
Signed, Watercolor on Paper. Framed Painting - Figurations 359.007
By Linda Stein
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Figurations 359.007 - Signed, Watercolor on Paper, Framed Painting Linda Stein's Figurations series are early paintings she made in the 1970s. They show the artist's p...
Paper, Watercolor
Hunt Slonem Signed Original Watercolor Painting Bird with Flowers, Retail $35000
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Hunt Slonem Title: Bird with Flowers Medium: Watercolor on Paper Size: 49" x 38 ¼" Frame: 59" x 47" Edition: Original Inscription: Signed on back Year: 1992 Condition: Excellent condition with no flaws Hunt Slonem is a critically acclaimed American Neo-Expressionist artist. Today, his series of bunnies, butterflies, and tropical birds are known for their bold and exuberant employment of a Fauvist palette. His painting practice embraces gestural and expressive brushstrokes that depict the ephemeral beauty of nature. His inspiration and unique style come from spending his time as a young adult in the tropical landscapes of Nicaragua, Mexico, and Hawaii. He developed a strong connection with birds at a young age, which carries on to his art today. Furthermore, the sixty pet birds that live with him in his New York studio and aviary influence his art practice. The constant companionship from birds allows him to capture the rhythm of his immediate surroundings. Bird with Flowers embodies fantasy and spirituality. The bird blends with the repeated foliage in the background. This effect captures a fleeting moment and creates an optical illusion. Like most of his works, the watercolor highlights the purity and innocence of birds. The vibrant colors of the painting cement Slonem's interest in animals and highlight the repetitive aspects of the artwork. Furthermore, the work captures his interest in repetition and the way it alludes to forms of worship. Reminiscent of mantras, Slonem conveys his view as a passionate animal lover that considers birds sacred. Hunt Slonem’s Bird...
Paper, Watercolor
Vintage Boho Original Watercolor on Paper Signed John Van Orsouw 2009
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking vintage Boho original ink on paper. A sheet taken from a spiral drawing pad. Done by the highly respected artist John Van Orsouw. Signed and...
Glass, Wood, Paper
American Post-War Watercolor Painting, Hand-Painted, 1970s, Framed
Located in Queens, NY
American Post-War (1970s) watercolor picture of a stylized view from the back seat of a car with a driver by the beach with palm trees in an oak frame.
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