Raised on a healthy diet of sugary cereals and 90’s cartoons Chris Cunningham’s work reflects his playful observations of life and contemporary issues in society. Heavily influenced by pop culture his work takes familiar symbolism and characters and subversively reworks them to raise underlying issues such as capitalism and government rule. Heavily influenced by outsider art forms such as comics, skateboard graphics, street art and graffiti his approach to painting fuses traditional and contemporary elements. Working exclusively with spray paint and self taught stencil cutting techniques his fresh approach stands out in the current wave of street art and its transcendence from city walls to gallery. Exhibited globally his work is in high demand with his most recent edition selling out in Australia within minutes. Raised on a healthy diet of sugary cereals and 90’s cartoons Chris Cunningham’s work reflects his playful observations of life and contemporary issues in society. Heavily influenced by pop culture his work takes familiar symbolism and characters and subversively reworks them to raise underlying issues such as capitalism and government rule. Heavily influenced by outsider art forms such as comics, skateboard graphics, street art and graffiti his approach to painting fuses traditional and contemporary elements. Working exclusively with spray paint and self taught stencil cutting techniques his fresh approach stands out in the current wave of street art and its transcendence from city walls to gallery. Exhibited globally his work is in high demand with his most recent edition selling out in Australia within minutes.
