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Mutie

on a ship tided to the mast

About Me


Marco Almera, Bryan Cunningham, & Krystopher SappFebruary 1 – March 2, 2008LA LUZ DE JESUS GALLERY 4633 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90027 323-666-7667 Fax: 323-663-0243Bryan Cunningham - Free Toy Inside With influences of vintage advertising, carnival midways, and comic books, Bryan Cunningham (a.k.a. MUTIE) creates unique mixed media assemblages with found objects by combining his skills in painting and wood working. Each work begins with a loose canvas painting created by various mediums including textile, paint, silk screen and oil stick. Next the canvas is set with grommets and stretched with pop-tops and twine in a hand crafted wooden frame made from recycled materials and found objects. In the final step Bryan incorporates sign painting and woodcarving into the frames design. "I had a dualistic childhood that began in suburban Detroit. I lived in a subdivision surrounded by other children and all the pop culture of the day. Life was all about Saturday morning cartoons, Atari and fast food. Then my parents moved out to the country where I had to entertain my self with whatever was around. I would go into the woods and find bones and collect old cans and bottles from a depression era dump pile,” states Cunningham. The combination of these two nostalgic worlds is apparent in Cunningham's art as voodoo dolls, tattooed ladies and strange elixirs float in a timeless marquee of childlike wonder.

My Interests

Traveling,art,chaos,fishing,nonsense,cooking for friends,fine food,dive food,booze,experiencing an event with a stranger i'll never meet again,winning when i go out on a limb,roadside attractions,abandoned factories,drinking tequilla and shooting guns,way back when stories from old people,what life really is stories from street people,coffee,popcorn

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Music:

Heroine Shieks, Gil Manteras Party Dream, Wolf Eyes, Skotty Karate, Tom Waits, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, David Bowie, the David Johansen Group, Ramones, Pigface, the Pogues, Roy Orbison, Hank Williams, Ethopian Jazz, Butthole Surfers, Jucifer, Stevie Wonder, Johnny Cash, Steve Earle, Townes Van Vandt, the White Stripes, Ween, Lead Belly, Most all Delta Blues, Meat Puppets

Movies:

the Shining, Cemetery Man, Dead Ringers, Reflecting Skin, All Alejandro Jodorowsky movies,What is it?,Ruben and Ed, the Beaver Trilogy, Forbidden Zone, Sore Losers, Dead Man, Any B&W monster flick, the Saddest Music in the World, Bottle Rockets, Star Wars, Suspiria, The Black Hole, Something Wicked This Way Comes

Television:

Adult Swim, Documentaries about Haunted places and Serial Killers, Black and White classics on TMC, Anthony Bordain No Reservations,Top Chef, Masters of Horror Series

Books:

Stranger in a Strange Land, True Crime novels, Ghost Stories, Tom Robbins, Steven King, Hunter S Tompson, Langston Huges, David Learner, the Weekly World News

My Blog

London and Paris Oct 15th - 27th

I will be showing with the Red Truck Gallery at Scope in London Oct 15th thru the 19th and at Slick in Paris Oct 24th thru the 27th. more info can be found at: scopelondon.com slick-paris.com/sli...
Posted by Mutie on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:46:00 PST

St. Louis Sept 5-7

I will be at the 15th annual St. Louis Art Fair sept 5-7 in booth # 402, Hours and directions can be found at stlouisartfair.com
Posted by Mutie on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:20:00 PST

Awesome Color - Eyes Of Light

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v3pJaBG1J0 ...
Posted by Mutie on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:13:00 PST

INTUIT SHOW CHICAGO April 25-28

Opening Night: Thursday, April 24VIP First Look5 PM - 6 PM Admission: $75Includes early entry with wine and hors d'oeuvres provided by The Artisan Cellar. Preview Party6 PM - 9 PM Admission: By Invita...
Posted by Mutie on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:33:00 PST

New Orleans Jazz Fest April 25-27

I will be showing at Jazz Fest again this year so if your in town stop by and check it out. I am excepting Mint Julip donations
Posted by Mutie on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:22:00 PST

ARTIST PROJECT TORONTO March 6-9

..> The Artist Project Toronto is a four day exhibition and sale of contemporary fine art featuring over one hundred juried independent artists. Art enthusiasts, gallerists and collectors are inv...
Posted by Mutie on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:17:00 PST

La Luz De Jesus Gallery L.A.

Marco Almera, Bryan Cunningham & Krys Sapp @ La Luz de Jesus Gallery February 1st thru March 2nd. Artist's reception Friday night, Feb. 1 from 8-11 p.m. Press preview Thursday night, Jan 31st from...
Posted by Mutie on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST

Bridge Art Miami Dec 6-9

  Come check Bryan out with Red Truck Gallery @ Bridge Art Fair 2007 in MiamiIt's hard to argue with Miami in December. Sun and sand and arguably the largest convergence of contemporary art and d...
Posted by Mutie on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:25:00 PST

Paramount Room Chicago

   Check out Bryan's Work all over the walls of a brand new restaurant in Chicago, the Paramount Room.  It is located at 415 N. Milwaukee Ave.  It is expected to be open in early S...
Posted by Mutie on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:26:00 PST