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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Chinensis Light
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
"Chinensis Light" sees artist Hunt Slonem return to a favored subject - the rabbit. A gaggle of the long-eared creatures crowds into the frame, rendered in stylized black lines on an...
Canvas, Oil
Migration
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hunt Slonem, American, included in 250+ museum collections Unique oil on canvas painting, signed and dated verso Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned fo...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Chinensis 4" Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Chinensis Monday Series: Bunnies Date: 2021 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 48" x 48" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Uni...
Oil
Quantum Leap 4
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
This double-bunny painting is an excellent example of Hunt Slonem's art practice, set in a frame hand chosen by Hunt himself. Hunt Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been chara...
Wood, Oil
Nick
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
This example of Hunt Slonem's most well-known motif comes complete with a lovely golden frame sourced by Hunt himself. Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by ...
Wood, Oil
Untitled (0673)
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This whimsical and sophisticated painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2016. It presents a stylized rabbit in profile, rendered with loose and ex...
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fairfield, CT
Oil on wood This work is framed. Bunny on blue. Price includes frame.
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Max" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Max Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique Provenanc...
Oil
Madam X
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Hunt Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by a deep exploration of spiritual themes. His use of repetition in form—particularly with his beloved bunnies—serves ...
Wood, Oil
Seaview Terrace
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
Picul Hong Kong
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“Picul Hong Kong” reflects Hunt Slonem’s signature approach to his avian subjects, combining vibrant color with a distinctive textural overlay. The composition reveals a grouping of ...
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
Art Makes the World Go Round: Abstract Spray and Acrylic Painting
By Daniel Maltzman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Daniel Maltzman's abstract creation in spray paint bears the proclamation "Art Makes the World Go Round." Through vibrant hues and dynamic forms, he harnesses the raw energy of spray...
Spray Paint, Acrylic
Art Makes the World Go Round, Acrylic and Spray Paint, 21st Century
By Daniel Maltzman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In "Art Makes the World Go Round," Daniel Maltzman's artwork fuses vibrant abstraction with a powerful message. Against a dynamic, colorful backdrop, crisp white letters spell out th...
Acrylic, Spray Paint
With Grace Acrylic Painting, Contemporary Figurative Art, 2010-
By Gavin Rain
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In “With Grace,” Gavin Rain captures elegance through a luminous arrangement of color, pattern, and form. Built from countless concentric circles, the composition initially reads as ...
Acrylic
In Light, Contemporary Oil Painting with Gold Leaf, Unframed, 21st Century
By Carolyn Reynolds
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“In Light” captures a suspended moment where stillness becomes its own form of movement. Two hummingbirds hover within a luminous, misted field, their presence subtle yet deliberate—...
Gold Leaf
