​HUNT RETTIG - ART

The contemporary practice of Aspen-based artist Hunt Rettig unfolds at the vibrant intersection of sculpture, painting, and immersive installation. Known for his intricate, process-heavy assemblages, Rettig masters an uncanny visual paradox: transforming industrial materials into fluid, organic forms that appear illuminated from within. Using a meticulous vocabulary of polymer films, synthetic rubbers, moldable plastics, and acrylic paints, he builds multi-dimensional wall reliefs that pulsate with an implied kinetic energy. His work pulls viewers into a space where physical geometry dissolves into pure sensation.

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Rettig’s artistic path is fundamentally guided by a sense of wonder and psychological inquiry. Influenced early on by the kinetic art movement—specifically the immersive environments of Jesus Rafael Soto—and the evocative nature poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, Rettig views art as a vehicle for profound connection. His work steps beyond his signature biomorphic curves to explore a larger cosmic truth by challenging the rigid narratives we build for ourselves. Instead, Rettig uses his distinct style to map out the hidden currents that unite us all.

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Artist Statement

 

My art is a physical investigation into the invisible architecture of existence. For decades, my practice has relied on an intense devotion to process—molding, bending, and layering synthetic materials like rubbers and films to capture the subconscious forms that live within me. However, the true essence of this work does not belong to me. As humans, we often falsely believe we are the authors or orchestrators of our reality. In truth, our individual egos play a minor, non-role in the larger cosmic design. We are simply cells inside a magnificent, fragmented collective conscience. 

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Through my work, I aim to lay bare the source code of this shared reality. By weaving together unexpected materials, I create biomorphic shapes and shifting light patterns that echo the rhythms of the natural world. These flowing structures remind us that boundaries are an illusion. When we stop trying to control the narrative, we can finally perceive the sublime network that hums beneath what we know to be everything. My assemblages are visual evidence of that quiet, unbreakable resonance—proof that that everything is invisibly linked as one.

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