Beschreibung:
Hunt Slonem is an internationally recognized American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He exhibits regularly at both public and private venues around the world. His work has been exhibited in more than 350 galleries and museums worldwide, and is represented in over one hundred museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim, and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. Slonem has received numerous honors and awards, including a MacDowell Fellowship and National Endowment for the Arts grant. He lives in New York City and Louisiana, where he has notably restored two important plantations.
"Perhaps it was the rabbits that inhabited his childhood yard in Kittery, Maine, that made an indelible impression on the artist and now manifests itself in his illustrious career ... The use of a bunny as a subject has a distinct and delightful charm of its own. Slonem takes a cue from a bunny's soft and independent character, usually one at a time in a portrait that convincingly accommodates tall, unruly ears and some long whiskers to boot. His are a line-up of fuzzy likenesses that are created quickly and forcefully with a clear sense of compassion and precision even though they are purposefully abstract. – Bruce Helander; From the Introduction to Bunnies