Work commences on the third piece of the Four Horsemen Series: Famine. I've also got something extremely exciting planned for the next series of pen and ink works which I'm anxious to get started on. I'll reveal only when the I've finished the first of that series...
Welcome to my art blog
A self-taught artist, I have always been drawn towards the macabre. Born a twin on Christmas Eve 1964 in Montreal, my twin died several months after birth. This became a large influence in my creative process; isolation, detachment, duality, haunted visions coming from this astral being that I am forever tethered to.Art has always been my way to process and filter what I come across, what I am subjected to, or what I subject myself to each day; a way for me to exorcise the demons on my shoulder. The paintings are empathic, often inspired by the individual’s strength in the face of their own weakness. The common thread in all of my works is survival of self.If a viewer is made uncomfortable by my work, then I have done my job as an artist. I have touched something within them that they are not comfortable with. I want to elicit a visceral response but maintain a sense of the absurd, creating works that are both intensely horrifically personal and humourous.
I am inspired by artists that have celebrated the grotesque: Hieronymus Bosch, Joe Coleman, Otto Dix and George Grosz.
This blog is a progression of my work, works in progress, random thoughts etc. You can join me on Facebook or view a gallery of my work on Flickr at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27952465@N05/
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Your f(r)iend,
Grant Cunningham
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
Red Horse
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Red Horse
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
White Horse
Saturday, June 5, 2010
The Venomic Arsonist at Maison Kasini Gallery
The Venomic Arsonist will be part of the Maison Kasini Gallery's "Hey Montreal" art show. Details of the show can be found at their website.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Aggressive Passive
Passive Aggressive is a difficult birth. I've been working on and off on this painting for almost a year for a variety of reasons, none of which are interesting enough to list here. I've committed to finishing this piece and am going to focus on it until it's done. A long slow process. I think I wasn't happy with the colors.... the shading looked very two toned and there seemed to be vast expanses of space with nothing happening. I've been working on the "passive" figure in the painting and added the skull on the shoulder, which I'm quite happy about. The paper on the chest said "coward" at one point, but it always felt very blatant. I'm thinking about perhaps adding my glyphs, we'll see. I may leave it blank until the painting is finished, and save that for last.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Sick Boys
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Articide
One of my older works that I don't think I've posted here yet. It went to a good home. I remember listening to a lot of Nailbomb's "How To Commit Commercial Suicide". I've been told quite often throughout my artistic career to paint less sombre and macabre subject matter... I do notice a progression in styles and a subtlety in my new works compared to my older series.
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