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Alexis Hunter
8 quotes
“When you're painting you feel quite attune with everything... it's a great pleasure, quite addictive.”
Alexis Hunter (1948–2014) said by 2014 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I felt very strongly about feminism and photography better expressed my political ideals.”
Alexis Hunter (1948–2014) said by 2014 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“They become a body not a person, then just an image not an image of a person.”
Alexis Hunter (1948–2014) said by 2014 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think I would have been more successful, but less interesting.”
Alexis Hunter (1948–2014) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Describing her career if she was a male, found in Felicity Milburn. (14 March 2014). I am woman see me paint. The Press. Accessed 21 Jan 2026.
“It was too hard to be a feminist artist on your own; the criticism was too great to bear.”
Alexis Hunter (1948–2014) said by 2014 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Found in Ron Brownson. (30 Dec 2015). Remembering Alexis Hunter. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Accessed 21 Jan 2026
“Art is a structure of symbols, and those people who do not comprehend that language will pass it by.”
Alexis Hunter (1948–2014) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Found in Auckland City Art Gallery. (1989). Alexis Hunter: Fears/Dreams/Desires. ISBN 0 86463 167 7.
“I don't want to work unless there is some meaning that by painting I can communicate something personal and political. A painting is ambiguous, very sensuous and has to come from your core.”
Alexis Hunter (1948–2014) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Found in Auckland City Art Gallery. (1989). Alexis Hunter: Fears/Dreams/Desires. ISBN 0 86463 167 7.
“I might refer to the female now, but she is always active, symbolic of female action and although painted in a sensual style, she is not up for sale, not offered to the viewer. This is one of the reasons I started using animals.”
Alexis Hunter (1948–2014) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Found in Auckland City Art Gallery. (1989). Alexis Hunter: Fears/Dreams/Desires. ISBN 0 86463 167 7.