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Nathan Hunter began making furniture in his father’s shop as a child, where he was influenced by an extended family of professional artists. He moved on to pursue fifteen years of intensive professional training as a classical pianist. At university, Nathan was given the opportunity by his teachers to expand on his background in visual arts, where he found a way to combine his diverse influences in 3-dimensional functional art.
“I have always found it impossible to isolate the various art forms. Sculpture, music, architecture, and mathematics make up a single pursuit in my mind. Functional art is a pursuit that satisfies my need to combine line, lyricism and logic into one integrated form.” A central hallmark of Nathan’s work is a design sense which often explores the tension and harmony between opposing forms, ideas, and materials. The angular truncated trapezoid set against a group of flowing curves – the graceful scoop of a chair seat interrupted by a bold wedge of color – all invite the viewer to gaze at an object both sophisticated and direct. “I try not to limit the design process by fixating on a single material or discipline of execution. Instead, I let myself play with the possibilities, working out the technical details of construction in the development stage. “ Nathan Hunter works in wood, metal, glass, and other materials, incorporating traditional joinery, hand carving and shaping, and more modern techniques such as vacuum-forming. Nathan Hunter lives with his wife and two children. He performs his work in his studio in Bloomington, Indiana. |
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