Artwork copyright Dennis Cunningham. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Starry Flounder, 1983
Dennis Cunningham
American (born 1949, died 2021)
Location: Discovery Elementary School, Gig Harbor
About the Artwork
Starry Flounder is a print by artist Dennis Cunningham. An avid fisherman, it is part of the artist’s body of artworks that feature fish imagery. The artwork shows a flounder with richly detailed scales, set against a background of intersecting fishhooks, and an inset image of a man looking at the stars through a telescope. The composition comments on man’s relationship to nature.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Peninsula School District.
About the Artist
Oregon artist Dennis Cunningham (1949-2021) created graphic relief prints and paintings with elaborate and witty visual narratives. His chosen medium was linoleum prints in black ink on white paper. He often focused on landscapes of lakes and streams, with a lone figure engaging in his favorite activity: fishing. His artworks explore personal identity, a sense of place, and environmental concerns.Born in Medford, Oregon, Cunningham received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Museum Art School (now Pacific Northwest College of Art) in Portland, Oregon in 1975. He was one of the founding members of Blackfish Gallery in Portland. He taught printmaking at Pacific Northwest College of Art and Marylhurst University (both in Oregon).
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