Colin Hunter is an artist whose work investigates how materials shape meaning. His sculptural practice engages with the function and symbolism of domestic, everyday, and found objects. Grounded in formal design principles and a deep commitment to craft, he reworks familiar forms through conceptual processes that invite viewers to reconsider the purpose and significance of how objects are defined by their surroundings.
Mother, Father, Child (2025)
7’x7’x7’ Found objects, plastic, wood, paint
description:
BFA Thesis installation. This work explores the act of eating dinner as a theater of identity formation. It sets the stage for a ritual - a daily liturgy that both comforts and constrains. This is an inherited ritual. I sat at the table because my parents did, and theirs before them. In this way, the work is filtered through memory, not just personal recollection, but of embodied memory.
Heat Seeking Missile (2026)
18”x18”x6” Plastic, paint, ink
description:
Modeled after a United States Military AIM-9M Sidewinder Missile.
Blinds (2025)
42”x30”x3” PVC blinds, fire.
