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Artist Statement:
Statement:
My primary concern is to paint
things that I am passionate
about. The environment is
something we all depend on and
use to our advantage, either
to make a living as a farmer,
or manufacturer, or to sustain
our own lives. How we use it
is important if we are to
continue to live healthy
lives.
History has shown us in the
last century that we have
progressed at an amazing rate
relative to the rest of human
history. I feel we may be
paying a price for the
progress we have made through
pollution and waste created to
make our lives easier. We
create nuclear waste to make
power; claiming there is less
carbon monoxide released than
coal burning power plants. We
in turn use the lakes and
rivers to cool these
generators of coal and nuclear
power plants, warming and
polluting the water so we all
can plug our toasters into the
wall every morning. I’m not a
politician and I don’t have
the answers to alternative
solutions but I feel we are
working against nature in
search of material wealth.
When I paint I draw
inspiration from my family
history and their rural past.
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Artist Exhibitions:
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO SHOWS
2010 OXFORD COUNTY ART
PROJECT: ART IN PUBLIC SPACES
December 2010-January-February
2011 Woodstock District
Community Complex
2005 HOW’S THE WATER JUNE 9 -
AUGUST 30 CHILI DAVID’S
RESTAURANT DUNDAS ST.,
WOODSTOCK ONTARIO
2001 THE COMMUNITY GALLERY AT
BETHANY CHIROPRACTIC CENTER,
CT. APRIL 28-JUNE ...
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Artist Galleries:
Hunter Framing
PHONE: 519 539-6490
www.hunterframing.ca
JMR Gallery
9 Main St Bayfield Ontario
Visit
http://www.jmrgallery.com...
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Collections:
HOPKINS VINEYARD, NEW PRESTON,
CONNECTICUT, USA
DR.M.GAETA, NEW HAVEN,
CONNECTICUT, USA
MISS JULIE AND LINDA RN
ANDERSON, NEW HAVEN
CONNECTICUT,USA
MISS W. LEMP RN,
HAMILTON,ONTARIO, CANADA
DON & K HUNTER, WOODSTOCK,
ONTARIO, CANADA
KIRBY & DENISE MOORE,
CALIFORNIA, USA
HAMID & GLENDA VELJI, AUSTIN,
TEXAS USA
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Commissions:
MISS SUE STEARNS (MURAL),
TEMPLE, TEXAS, USA
Mr. Paul Smith Camattack
trotter and bike WOODSTOCK,
ONTARIO CANADA
Hamid and Glenda Velji, Canvas
Temiscaming Mother earth,
Austin Texas USA...
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Reviews for Michael A. Hunter:
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12-01-10 by Patricia Deadman
The work of Michael Hunter indulges in the kind of familiar subject matter that resonates contemporary times and topical issues. Beyond mere landscape painting concerned with light, form and texture Hunter’s considered painterly image reveals a developed consciousness of the pictorial image and perceptual psychology that reveals and questions our relationship to the environment specific to place. As a cultural artifact his work investigates hidden relationships between the representation of nature and desire, one that enters the subconscious realm informed by memory and personal observation to construct a visual narrative.
As glossy magazine ads entice the reader to tour on luxury cruise ships to visit exotic places, enjoy the amenities and partake in relaxation and entertainment activities the lure of the locale becomes a form of escapism or exoticism for the tourist; a place away from the mundane and monotony of everyday living. Whether it is the alluring Mediterranean seas, or perhaps the icy waters of the northern Pacific Rim the desire to seek a place of solace becomes a collective
activity. In contrast to the these glazed images of sandy beaches and lush flora and fauna Hunter’s gritty and stark treatment and rhythmic movement along the vast horizon draws attention to his surroundings as someone’s ideal romantic vision of place is someone else’s backyard.
Hunter’s panoramic view exists in a state of flux. As a means of distancing or way of seeing he suggests a place of privilege and the distance between dichotomies is a matter of cultural survival on a global scale. The transitory place afloat the turbulent waters reflect the industrial, technological and psychological atmosphere conducive of societal values. Alluding to the dynamics of local and global economy at the expense of compromising and corrupting natural environments Hunter questions what we take for granted. A constructed utopian environment is without consequence to nature. Is the desire of the leisure world and all that we demand all that we can come to expect?
LIST OF WORKS
14,000 Serpents, 2010, acrylic on canvas, Collection of the Artist
OXFORD COUNTY ART PROJECT: ART IN PUBLIC SPACES is a visual arts project supported by the Ontario Arts Council-Visual and Media Arts Project initiated by independent Woodstock curators Pat Gibson and Patricia Deadman in partnership with Woodstock Art Gallery (a Cultural Division of the City of Woodstock), Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre and Tillsonburg Station Arts Centre. This project exhibits every 3 months a selection of contemporary works of art by local Oxford County artists with exhibition venues at the Oxford County Administration Building, Woodstock District Community Complex and the Tillsonburg Library. The Project gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council; an agency of the Ontario government. For further information or comments, email: art_in_public_spaces@hotmail.com
04 01 1997
Mr.Hershall Seals, Head of the Art program University of Mary-Hardin Baylor, Belton TX.
An exhibit of paintings and mixed media lithographs by Temple artist Michael A.Hunter will be on view through April 4 in the Pressor Art Gallery at UMHB. Originally from Canada, Hunter graduated from the Fine Art program at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario in 1991 and furthered his studies at the University of Windsor. Hunter has exhibited in five group shows in Ontario and locally at Sorge's Italian Restaurant.
The works selected for display at UMHB reveal Hunter's concern for social awareness and justice. He gives us fragmented glimpses of military events juxtaposed with scenes of starvation and racial tension. But what creates such a jarring sense of irony is how he combines images of glamour which by comparison to the other images makes one think how morally obtuse our culture has become. Like much Pop Art and popular culture his collage of different images mimic the viewing of the television news where video of car bombings are sandwiched between shampoo commercials.
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