New York-based artist Paul Hunter has two paintings from his Libretto series on view in the lobby of 100 Wall Street through August 2024.

Inspired by his daily drawing practice, these paintings are composed through a process of linear repetition––multiple layers of lines, each drawn and painted by hand onto shimmering gold and metal-leafed canvases. Etched into wet transparent paint, these lines allow the intensive glow and energy of the underlying gold and metal to reflect outwards through the paint. The slight variation between lines creates an undulating pattern giving them depth and a unique optical quality. Merging reading, writing, and painting, these works invite contemplative looking over time comparable to listening to a musical score––as Hunter says, "Music, like a walk through a landscape, unfolds over time, in a flow, with beginnings and ends, and crescendos and lulls, depending on what we notice, or where we started."

Born in Paris to Canadian parents, Paul Hunter grew up in Quebec City, and earned an MFA at Concordia University in Montreal, before moving to New York City where he continues to work in his Harlem studio. Please direct any inquiries about these works to info@paulhunterart.com. The show is open to the public from 9 AM – 5 PM, Monday through Friday.