Winged Form, 1987
Richard Hunt
North Concourse, Aon
Center Plaza
200 East Randolph Street
Richard Hunt, one of the most sought-after sculptors
producing works of public art since his first commission in 1967, finds
inspiration everywhere: “How a branch is bent by the wind, a wing in
movement—all those things are part of the sculptural vocabulary.” An artist who
came of age during the height of Abstract Expressionism and was influenced by
the welded metal work of Julio González and David Smith, Hunt fabricates pieces
using a variety of materials, including stainless steel, aluminum, Cor-ten
steel and bronze, as seen in this example. One of the central themes of his
oeuvre is the “reconciliation of the organic and the industrial” and many of
his works seem to vacillate between abstract and figurative imagery.
In addition to being the first African-American to have a solo exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (1971), Hunt has created more than 150 works of public sculpture in the United States and abroad.
Other works:
In addition to being the first African-American to have a solo exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (1971), Hunt has created more than 150 works of public sculpture in the United States and abroad.
Other works:
- Building Growing
- Eagle Columns
- Fox Box Hybrid
- Freeform
- From Here to There
- Slabs of the Sunburnt West
- We Will
- Why
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