Leslie G. Hunt

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Leslie G. Hunt (born June 29, 1954 in Temple , Texas ) is a German-American painter.

He mainly works with color etchings , mixed media on canvas and acrylic on canvas.

Most of his works show technical objects (e.g. bicycles, aircraft, lighthouses, sports equipment, writing implements) that are provided with abstract labels and dimensions in the style of technical drawings. One of his best-known motifs is the pencil with the @ symbol on it; quasi a "device for writing e-mails". The irony in his works sometimes begins with the title such as B. Golf tomato luggage or Manager toys .

Frequent motifs and picture themes

  • pencil
  • Ink pen with wings
  • Fountain pen
  • Golf sports equipment
  • The symbol
  • Abstract cursive font over a large-format character / symbol (e.g. heart, tooth, @ symbol, € symbol) as a background.

Furthermore, he has made various color etchings for individual cities with the sights of the same as commissioned work for local galleries.

Life

Hunt made his first oil paintings in 1974 and his first etchings in 1975 . From 1977 to 1979 he was a designer in an architecture firm in Los Angeles . He then worked in a high-rise planning team in Frankfurt am Main until 1984 . After working as a commercial artist from 1984 to 1986, Hunt became a freelance artist. He has been creating unique pieces since 1996 and from 1999 onwards he used mixed media on canvas.

Works

  • Euro Current-cities color etching (1999)
  • Writing culture color etching (2000)
  • Various @ -variations (from 2000)

literature

  • Leslie G. Hunt: Between the Continents . Edition Petra Hofmann, Frankfurt / Main 2001

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personal data
SURNAME Hunt, Leslie G.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-American painter and etcher
DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Temple , Texas , USA