Eden Erryn Hunt
About Me
Artist Statement
My work explores themes of religion and femininity and biology, aiming to critique gender roles and spiritual narratives in traditional Christian religious themes. I sculpt and paint to reflect on ideas of identity, spirituality, and the body. Through my artistic processes of sketching, painting, and sculpting I explore how belief systems and cultural narratives shape our understanding of self and the world. I aim to mix an appreciation for historical religious symbolism with more modern spirituality and examine their interactions with gender and society.
I pull from religious texts, mythologies, and scientific studies to challenge the typical religious understanding of the world. I emphasize color, texture, and form using stylization and patterns to create unity between my works. This forms a narrative that considers how tradition, and modern changes shift viewpoints on spirituality.
Artist Biography
Eden Hunt is a mixed media artist based in Idaho who works to challenge gender roles and spiritual narratives in traditional Christian religious themes. Drawing inspiration from religious texts, mythologies, and modern science her pieces mix an appreciation for historical religious symbolism and their interactions with gender and modern society.
Hunt’s work is shaped by her lived experiences, and research she puts into understanding the historical and biological aspects of the world we live in. Her work pulls from spiritual, social, and scientific aspects to create pieces that either critique or encompass spiritual ideas.
Using a variety of mediums and methods, Hunt invites viewers to think about the interactions between gender, religion and modern interpretations of the world and how they coincide with their own belief system and cultural norms. She invites viewers into her own ideas of how traditional narratives and modern social and scientific progression shift viewpoints on spirituality.
