With an extensive background in graphics, Hunter’s works unite the principles of design and painting in bold new ways, placing equal emphasis on the construction of the image – the lines, the textures, the application of the paint – as the image itself. He is a vocal proponent of art free from ego. Utilitarian in outlook, his works are designed to be to be hung in homes, seen by all, and lived around. The moment he begins creation of a new work, he considers how it will appear and function in its real-world context, displayed in a home. The color schemes, shapes, composition –