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Quotes from Found in Auckland City Art Gallery — Alexis Hunter

born 1948 New Zealand

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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 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)

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)

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