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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Hunt Slonem "Randy" Black and White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Randy" Black and White Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 11 x 9 inches *Painting is framed...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Delight" Black and White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Delight" Black and White Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches *Painting is...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Mandy 2" Black and White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Mandy 2" Black and White Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches *Painting is...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Ofelia" Black and White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Ofelia" Black and White Bunny A rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 17 x 15 inches *Painting is framed - P...
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Maxim" Single Black and White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Maxim" Single Black and White Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 13.5 x 11.5 inches *Paint...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "John" Black and White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "John" Black and White Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 10.5 x 8.5 inches *Painting is fra...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Peter" Black and White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Peter" Black and White Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 6.5 x 4.5 inches Framed: 11.5 x 9.5 inches *Painting i...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Theresa" Original oil painting of a bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Theresa Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Stuart" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Stuart Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Hunt Slone...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Happy Camper" Black and White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Happy Camper" Black and White Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a white and grey background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5 x 10.5 inche...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem, "4 Hutch Play", 24.5x18.5 Black and White Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "4 Hutch play" is a 24.5x18.5 black and white oil painting on wood board of four contemporary abstract rabbits in black against a white background. Sign...
Oil, Board
Hunt Slonem "Chenesis", 30x36 Contemporary Multicolor Circle Bunny Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Chenesis" 30x36 oil painting on canvas of black and white contemporary abstract bunnies. Bright round swatches of color in orange, yellow, blue, green,...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem, "Banked Banded" 30x40 Multicolored Stripe Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Banked Banded" is a 30 x 40 multicolored oil painting on canvas of contemporary abstract bunny in white and diamond dust. The unique background featur...
Oil, Canvas
Leslie Peck, "Sunny Bunny", 10x10 Rabbit Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas
By Leslie Peck
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Sunny Bunny", is a 10x10 oil painting on board by artist Leslie Peck featuring a beautiful rabbit sitting amongst lush green Grass. The rabbit faces away from the viewer...
Oil, Board
Hunt Slonem, "White Field", 28x23 Colorful Textured Butterfly Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "White Field" is a 28x23 colorful white background oil painting on wood board of contemporary abstract butterflies in blue, yellow, green, red, pink, an...
Oil, Board
Brooke Major, "Catch Me if You Can", 15x18 Sculptural White Horse Oil Painting
By Brooke Major
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"Catch Me if You Can", 15x18 is an oil painting on canvas by the artist Brooke Major. Depicted in white is a line wild horses mid run. The artist uses layers and layers of white oil ...
Canvas, Oil
