Slonem's paintings are at once vibrant, energetic and colorful, yet also deeply spiritual and contemplative. He sees the ability of birds to fly - to achieve atmospheric height - as a direct metaphor for transcendence from an earthly to a spiritual realm. Slonem utilizes the intense colors of the neo-expressional style that mirrors the interesting worlds in which these animals exist. Available at Manolis Projects Gallery
Toucans, 1987
Toucans, 1987
Toucans, 1987
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Slonem's paintings are at once vibrant, energetic and colorful, yet also deeply spiritual and contemplative. He sees the ability of birds to fly - to achieve atmospheric height - as a direct metaphor for transcendence from an earthly to a spiritual realm. Slonem utilizes the intense colors of the neo-expressional style that mirrors the interesting worlds in which these animals exist. Available at Manolis Projects Gallery
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Toucans, 1987

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Hunt Slonem (b. 1951 -)
Toucans, 1987
Oil on canvas
37 x 37 inches

Framed Dimensions: 39h x 39w x 2.25d inches

Hunt Slonem's paintings are at once vibrant, energetic and colorful, yet also deeply spiritual and contemplative. The artist creates exotic forms with expressive and highly textural brushstrokes that are full of intense color, loosely inspired by artists of the German Expressionism movement.

Slonem creates beautiful, surprising scenes that offer a calming joy to those who encounter it. From the very beginning, animals and the natural world, most notably birds, have been the central focus of his work. For Slonem, birds signify divinity and transcendence in their ability to leave the realm of earth and its constraints through flight. He sees the ability of birds to fly - to achieve atmospheric height - as a direct metaphor for transcendence from an earthly to a spiritual realm.

Slonem utilizes the intense colors of the neo-expressional style that mirrors the interesting worlds in which these animals exist. He describes his work with one word, “Exotica.”

Slonem’s works can be found in the permanent collections of 250 museums around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Whitney, the Miro Foundation and the New Orleans Museum of Art.