2022
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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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
Butterflies in Flight
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
Hunt Slonem is a renowned painter celebrated for his singular naturalistic works, often infused with a touch of mysticism. His art seamlessly blends the fantastical with the natural ...
Canvas, Oil
Guardians & Butterflies Savior
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...
Gold Leaf
Butterflies and Guardians
By Hunt Slonem
Located in London, GB
Hunt Slonem Butterflies and Guardians, 2020 Signed and Dated on Verso Oil on Canvas 182.9 x 243.8 cm Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge Neo-Expressionist oil pa...
Canvas, Oil
Butterfly 4
By Stan Gaz
Located in New York, NY
Oil on C-print (Unique) Signed and dated, verso This work is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Informed by major events in his own life, Gaz’s “Ensnared” series explore...
Oil, C Print
4 Flight
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
This painting of butterflies captures the visual style of Hunt Slonem, complete with his signature scoring that appears in many of his paintings. It is also set in an antique fram ha...
Wood, Oil
Butterfly
By Silu Niu
Located in New York, NY
Title: Butterfly Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 19.5"" x 19.5"" Frame: Framing options available! Age: 2000s Condition: Painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This ...
Oil
Butterfly & Guardians the Return
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem Butterfly & Guardians the Return, 2020 Oil on Canvas72 x 84 in (182.88 x 213.36 cm)
Oil
Garden of Flight
By Haleh Mashian
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand-fabricated butterflies unfold across shades of white, blush, rose, and gold alive with quiet movement. The surface becomes its own environment, built through layered pigments, r...
Canvas, Resin, Glitter, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Untitled Migration" Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Untitled Migration Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 36" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Unique Hunt Slone...
Oil
Never More
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, Acrylic
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
Alvero, State I
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 ...
Powder Coating
Heart
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem is a celebrated American artist known for his neo-expressionist paintings of bunnies, birds, and butterflies—motifs that reflect his deep connection to nature, spirituali...
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
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
Night Light
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, Acrylic
