2024
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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Hummingbirds Lupin
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
This painting is phenomenal example of Hunt Slonem's floral arrangements placed in a antique frame chosen by Hunt himself. Hunt Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been charact...
Oil, Canvas
Hunt Slonem "Dove (Peace Plan)" Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Dove (Peace Plan) Date: 2021 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 18.5" x 16.5" Framed Dimensions: 26" x 23" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: U...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Cardinal" painting of birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Cardinal Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 17.5" x 13.5" Framed Dimensions: 24" x 20" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editio...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Divine" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Divine Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: ...
Oil
Rosella Picul
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“Rosella Picul” highlights Hunt Slonem’s enduring interest in exotic birds, interpreted through his signature textural technique. Layers of vibrant color are partially veiled by a rh...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Society Finches 2" Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Society Finches 2 Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.25" x 12.25" Signature: Signed by Artist on Ve...
Oil
$102,063
H 72 in W 84 in
Hunt Slonem "Catalayas and Orioles" Birds, Flowers and Guardians on White
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Catalayas and Orioles" Birds, Flowers and Guardians on White Multiple birds and orchid flowers on a white "Guardian" background Unframed Hunt Slonem is a well-renowned ...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Catelayas" Florals
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Catelayas Series: Floral Date: 2020 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 12" x 14" Framed Dimensions: 15.25" x 17.5" Signature: Signed Edition...
Oil
$1,029
H 17.92 in W 17.92 in D 0.99 in
Single Hummingbird, Original Painting, Bird, Animal, Nature
Located in Deddington, GB
Single hummingbird, oil on panel by Angela Smith Hummingbird on a green background, perfectly painted with lots of detail. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Singl...
Oil, Wood Panel
Fantasy with Flowers 65
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Fantasy with Flowers" (series of 200+ pictures) paper 59x42cm On the paper acrylic, oil pastel, felt-tip pen, ink, gold leaf, pencils, silver,mixed media. Flowers are a smile of ...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
2nd Field Hummingbirds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Wood, Oil
Wings
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Wood, Oil
Wings
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Wood, Oil
Cybill
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Wood, Oil
Alba Rosa
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Oil
3 Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Wood, Oil
