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

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Helloween Creations

...the next couple of days will be filled with pumpkin sculpting and creating various monstrosities.  I've been expanding my repetoire of creative endeavours to include cake decorating.  Inspired by other gruesome desert makers, I've decided to try my hand at sculpting with marzipan, modelling chocolate and fondant.  Perhaps it's too much exposure to the Food Network but most likely it just my love of everything gory and horrific around Helloween.

Hillbilly teeth

Sutures

Festering sore

Experiment

Pustules

Panic!

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