Lisa Hunt is a Maplewood, New Jersey-based artist and designer. Her screen printed and collaged works on paper and panel explore the spatial and meditative relationships found within repeat patterns. Through the use of graphic shapes and symbols, Hunt’s work draws inspiration from a broad range of influences including West African textiles, African American quilt-making, typography and the Art Deco movement. Hunt’s work draws a connection to adornment throughout history while commenting on contemporary materialism and value by accenting her primarily neutral palette with gold leaf.
As an artist and a maker, what’s most inspiring to Lisa is the exploration of themes that are expressive of the infinite passing of time symbolized by her modern interpretations of palms, pomegranates, sonic coils and arrows. She creates decorative motifs that appeal on multiple levels.
Lisa prefers using a lot of gold and gold leaf in her artwork, the use of gold and gold leaf in her art comes from her desire to illuminate her patterns in a way that allows the viewers to endure. “Making art may be the path to healing, waiting for my muses to return in the meantime” says Lisa. Allusions to everything from Art Deco and folk art to typographic elements repurposed and reimagined in her artworks.
“The best artwork encourages us to see the world in new and exciting ways” says Lisa. Through her appreciation of indigenous textiles and the decorative arts she seeks to create a unique visual vocabulary.