The Work Of Chris Cunningham

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hris Cunningham is an English music film video director and video Artist. He was born in Reading in 1970 but spent the rest of his life growing up in nearby Lakenheath, Suffolk. He made his directorial debut in 1997

S ome of his early work consisted of building animatronic robot arms and sculpting caricatures at Spitting Image.

hris Cunningham’s artistic obsession began by drawing & sculpting creatures in his garage. His mind was wrapped with the idea of the human anatomy and robotic machinery. He quit art college and immersed himself in special effects and the art of film making.

Come To Daddy Video

This is my favourite piece of work created by Chris Cunningham.

•Come To Daddy is one of Chris Cunningham's well known pieces alongside “window licker”. It was produced by Richard D.James released on the 6th October 1997 and falls under the genre of electronic. The video was shot on the same council estate where Stanley Kubrick shot a series of scenes in his film clock work orange.

“Come to Daddy came about while I was just hanging around my house, getting pissed and doing this crappy death metal jingle. Then it got marketed and a video was made, and this little idea that I had, which was a joke, turned into something huge. It wasn't right at all”

- Chris Cunningham

ore Video’s of his work… •Donkey Rhubarb

•Ventolin

•Window Licker