Hunt Slonem new works Summer 2019 Nantucket
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Summer 2019 Nantucket
Hunt Slonem Solo Artist Exhibition of New Works Quidley & Company - Nantucket, MA Opening August 9, 2019 Quidley & Company gallery is pleased to present a new collection of paintings by renowned artist Hunt Slonem. He is internationally known for his colorful impastoed works of everything from birds, to bunnies, to butterflies, to Abraham Lincoln. Globally, more than 100 museums include his work in their collections, among them the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.
About the Artist Hunt Slonem was born in Maine in 1951. He studied at Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine; Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN; and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University in Louisiana. In 1973 he moved to New York City, and since 2011 has been living and working in a 25,000 square foot studio in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood. His studio, filled with mid-19th century antiques acquired at antique fairs and flea markets, is a veritable museum. These objects both satisfy his hunger for collecting and serve as a source of inspiration for his own work. Slonem’s work has long been influenced by his travels to such exotic locales as Hawaii, Nicaragua, Mexico and India. He is best known for his Neo-Expressionistic paintings of animals, butterflies, and birds in particular, all of which act as a sort of leitmotif. Canvases are filled with these objects, which are reproduced over and over in an act of repetition that has been prominent in his work for over 30 years now. His paintings are layered with thick brushstrokes of vivid color, often cut into in a cross-hatched pattern that adds texture to the overall surface of the painting. Slonem has had a long, illustrious and varied career. He has been commissioned to paint largescale murals and has collaborated on product design with major retailers, including a stoneware collection for Tiffany & Co. and a custom–painted A5 sedan for Audi. Since 1977, the artist has had more than 350 exhibitions at prestigious galleries and museums internationally. Globally, more than 100 museums include his work in their collections, among them the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. Hunt Slonem divides his time between New York City and Louisiana, where he owns two plantation homes on the historic register.
Chinensis Town
oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches
New Line on the Moon oil on canvas, 72 x 84 inches
Geneva Chinensis
oil on canvas, 72 x 84 inches
Cockatoo Whisper
oil on panel, 44 x 40 inches
Finches
oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches
White Butterflies
oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches
Fatal Attraction
oil on canvas, 70 x 50 inches
Sylvia Miles
oil on canvas, 40 x 40 inches
Mystic
oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
Blues
oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
Fatal Attractions
oil on canvas, 38 x 44 inches
Church
oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches
Pres. Lincoln
oil on panel, 24 x 20 inches
Abe
oil on panel, 22 x 20 inches
Green Lincoln
oil on panel, 29 x 25 inches
Chinensis May
oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches
Duet
oil on panel, 16 x 20 inches
The Hardy Boys
oil on panel, 20 x 16 inches
Cotton and Candy
oil on panel, 16 x 20 inches
individual ‘Bunnies’
new and always changing, inquire to see available bunnies at the moment
Aquamarine
oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches
Jays
oil on canvas, 48 x 72 inches
Pink Ascension - Nantucket oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches
Swing Time
oil on canvas, 50 x 60 inches
Memorial Day
oil on canvas, 50 x 72 inches
Hare, Hare, Hare
oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches
Red Butterflies
oil on canvas, 44 x 70 inches
Cuddles
oil on panel, 20 x 16 inches
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