Bryan Cunningham

This piece of original artwork comes ready to hang.

Inner State Gallery and Heron Arts are proud to announce The Detroiter a unique collaborative group show opening July 30th, 2016 in San Francisco. Featuring a vast selection of artists with ties to Detroit, the exhibition includes artists currently living and working in Detroit, expatriate Detroit artists from around the globe, as well as select artists from the Bay Area who take inspiration from Detroit’s unique visual landscape. On top of over 50 visual artists, the exhibition will include a showcase from Ghostly International curated by Detroit's trendsetting Movement Electronic Music Festival, bringing the Detroit sound to San Francisco with live performances from Matthew Dear, Shigeto and Lusine.

This expansive group exhibition will feature original artwork from:
Andrew Krieger - April Segedi - Ben Saginaw - Brett Amory - Camilo Pardo - Clinton Snider - Dabls - Dan Armand - Derek Weisberg - Dessislava Terzieva - Ellen Rutt - Fel3000ft - Glenn Barr - Graem Whyte - Jeremy Harvey - Jerry Vile Jesse Kassel - John Dunivant - Jonny Alexander - Julian Spradlin -
Lauren Harrington - Lucien Shapiro - Mark Arminski - Mark Sarmel -
Matt Eaton - Matt Gordon - Michelle Tanguay - Nick Jaskey - NNII - Ouizi - Pat Perry - Patrick Ethan - Paul Johnson - Paula Schubatis - Paula Zammit Peter Adamyan - Rashaun Rucker - Ron Zakrin - Ryan Doyle - Scott Hocking Shaun Roberts - Stephanie Buer - Sydney James - Tiff Massey - Tom Thewes -
Tylonn Sawyer - Vaughn Taormina and Eugene Watson

Bryan Cunningham (a.k.a MUTIE) has always been attracted to sensational advertising, those ads in the back pages of comic books promising X-ray vision and he-man strength; sideshow banners depicting nature’s grotesque mistakes; and the mail order hoodoo spells and powders guaranteed to rid you of your enemies, put a lover under your spell and get rich quick. Of course what you get is a pair of paper glasses and spring loaded grips; some crafty taxidermy, and bags of bad smelling incense. Yet oh how these exaggerated promises and lurid visuals stoke the delinquent fires of the imagination! Cunningham uses his skills in painting and wood working to create unique mixed-media assemblages. Each piece begins with a loose, canvas painting. Next the work is set with grommets and stretched in a hand crafted frame made from recycled wood and found objects. In the final step, Cunningham incorporates the use of vintage sign painting and carving to make each frame design unique.