Hunter Jay

ASHEVILLE, NC

Artist Statement:

ARTIST QUOTE:
"I'm intrigued by mystery and strive to capture this in anything I paint. My subject matter varies, but I invite the viewer to interpret a hidden element, which can be literal or thematic.”

ARTIST STATEMENT:
In his work, Hunter Jay reveals the wonder of the hidden world around us. He focuses on the geometry of the composition; the way the elements are arranged on the canvas. Often he finds that this becomes more important than the actual subject matter. His wo...

Artist Biography:

I credit my artistic outlook largely to the 1940 film “Fantasia.” My parents knew I
loved music and had an inclination for it, so though we were rarely ever taken to the
theatre for a movie…they made an exception for this. It was a major event for me at
age six, and little did I suspect how much it would impact the rest of my life. My parents
didn’t know at the time that I was equally interested in the visual arts because, well…I
didn’t know it myself either.