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Alexis Hunter Quotes

born 1948 New Zealand

Alexis Hunter (4 November 1948 – 24 February 2014) was a New-Zealand born painter and photographer who explored feminist issues through her work.

New Zealand
Painters
Photographers

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8 quotes

Art is a structure of symbols, and those people who do not comprehend that language will pass it by.

Found in Auckland City Art Gallery (1989)

I think I would have been more successful, but less interesting.

They become a body not a person, then just an image not an image of a person.

It was too hard to be a feminist artist on your own; the criticism was too great to bear.

I don't want to work unless there is some meaning that by painting I can communicate something personal and political. A painting is ambiguous, very sensuous and has to come from your core.

Found in Auckland City Art Gallery (1989)

When you're painting you feel quite attune with everything... it's a great pleasure, quite addictive.

I felt very strongly about feminism and photography better expressed my political ideals.

I might refer to the female now, but she is always active, symbolic of female action and although painted in a sensual style, she is not up for sale, not offered to the viewer. This is one of the reasons I started using animals.

Found in Auckland City Art Gallery (1989)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Alexis Hunter (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.