A series of visual curiosities inform and direct my handling of paint. I search for narrative threads from an array of sketches and source material, and find my content in the material expression. The imagery and objects are configured to find new intersections of meaning through overlapping, juxtaposition and voluntary accidents. These discoveries lead to further creative action in response, and that is how the work is made, in the spirit of improvisation. 
 
The experience of living in Nova Scotia influences my subject matter and handling of paint in the studio. I spend a lot of time hiking and exploring the natural world - sketching forms, scenery and colours. Not too long ago I lived in a dense, highly organized urban environment. Vestiges of angular structures appear in my work, often interlaced with organic looking surfaces and forms. The tensions between the manufactured and organic have become part of my painting language as a result of these diverse living conditions.
 
Andrew Hunt studied at NSCAD University and SUNY Purchase. He has shown work through Canada, the US and Europe. He is currently an instructor of painting and drawing at NSCAD University and lives in Halifax and Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. Prior to Halifax, he lived in Brooklyn, New York, where he worked as an artist and taught drawing and colour classes as LIM College in Manhattan.