To judge by the startling diversity and eclecticism of his work, if you asked artist Benjamin Hunt what he is first and foremost--Painter? Sculptor? Performance artist?--chances are, he wouldn't even know what you were talking about.
Born in Santa Cruz, California, and largely self-educated, this jack-of-all-media has gained feverish critical acclaim in just a few short years with his deceptively simple, yet profoundly compelling, works of extravagantly context-free neocontemporariana.
Hunt's work gives voice to a spirit that seems always to view the world as if through newly opened eyes, and testifies wordlessly to the notion that the very finest art is, indeed, often disposable. Is there an underlying message? When asked, Hunt would only answer by reaching forward silently to grasp this reporter's pen, and imploring simply, "Open."