Artsted Catalogue 2022
The “99 Future Blue-Chip artists” is a project that arose from the urgent need within the contemporary art market to find ways to support a new generation of up-and-coming artists, while bringing their vision to a wider audience of collectors and art lovers. For its first-ever edition, “99 Future Blue-Chip Artists” took the form of a printed and curated hardcover edition, featuring artists from all around the globe working across a plethora of media, addressing unique and challenging concepts.
The “99 Future Blue-Chip artists” is a project that arose from the urgent need within the contemporary art market to find ways to support a new generation of up-and-coming artists, while bringing their vision to a wider audience of collectors and art lovers. For its first-ever edition, “99 Future Blue-Chip Artists” took the form of a printed and curated hardcover edition, featuring artists from all around the globe working across a plethora of media, addressing unique and challenging concepts.
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BENJAMIN CUNNINGHAM
Artsted Catalogue, 2023 Edition.
Benjamin Cunningham was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
and is an artist, author, and photographer
who currently studies fine arts and political science at
George Washington University. Cunningham began to
emphasize producing art as a part of his career in late
2018; however, the last year of work has been his most
developmental, stylistically, and creatively. In March
of 2021, Cunningham worked on various murals as an
artistic response to the Black Lives Matter protests and
the use of excessive force by police. A few months later,
Cunningham began an independent research study
alongside the multinational company Nix Color Sensor
concerning introducing sustainable paint alternatives
in the art-classroom setting. This study would develop
a laboratory process for utilizing enzymes to extract
high yields of pigmentation from biomatter. In August
of 2021, Cunningham published his first work, a poetry
book titled Le Jardin: A Walk Through the Gilded Gardens,
which conveys his experiences as a youthful and
emerging artist in his hometown.
Currently, Cunningham has focused on evolving and
expanding his artistic process as he looks toward Washington
D.C. and New York City as exhibition cities.
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Artwork: ‘The Denunciation of The Shepherd‘, 78x108 in,
2021-2022.
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