Cyrus Walker
Reinforcements Acrylic/Oil 40"x70" SOLD
Check your Six Acrylic/Oil 36" x 48" $8,600
Like the Wind Acrylic/oil 40" x 40" $8000
Under Every Stone Oil/Acrylic 44" x 44" SOLD
Golden Boy Acrylic and Oil 30″ X 30″ SOLD
Next Round is on Me Acrylic/Oil 40" x 70" $11,250
Phase Slip Oil/Acrylic 44" x 44" SOLD
Pony Keg Acrylic and Oil 36″ X 48″ $8,600
Wayward Son Oil/Acrylic 36"x50" $10,800
The Bad & The Ugly Acrylic and Oil 48″ X 30″ $7,200
Clash Acrylic and Oil 16″ X 20″ SOLD
This Conversation Just Turned Into a Confrontation Acrylic and Oil 48″ X 60″ $14,000
Here We Go Acrylic and Oil 36″ X 48″ SOLD
Danger Closing In Acrylic and Oil 36″ X 48″ $7,500
Dust Biter Acrylic and Oil 48″ X 48″ SOLD
Point and Shoot Acrylic and Oil 16″ X 20″ SOLD
Classic No. 2 Acrylic and Oil 48″ X 36″ SOLD
Where There Is Smoke Acrylic and Oil 36″ X 36″ SOLD
Beer Run Acrylic and Oil 36″ X 48″ SOLD
Cold Hard Ground Acrylic and Oil 36″ X 48″ SOLD
Artist Bio
Cyrus’ work reflects and manipulates the mass produced dime novels and comic books that influenced the themes of the west. The Western art genre is a carful balance of mythology and preservation.
At some point in the history of the Western art genre there was a removal of the artist capturing the scenes and happening surrounding them and was replaced with the more fictional tales of the west. With help from the enthusiastic collectors and art connoisseurs residing in the eastern United States, the western genre began to take form. It is an interesting form of art because there is just as much fiction as there is fact. The western genre began to embody the ideas that we recognize today. Where men are rough, rugged and chivalrous. Vicious outlaws mingle with proud pioneers at a rowdy poker table and disputes are settled with a gunfight. All while surrounded by majestic mountain peaks and tumbling tumbleweeds. The early western painters paved the way for the phenomenon known as the, “Imagined West”. Their artwork made appearances in national magazines and other popular publications. The eager masses gobbled up the imagery and helped build the “Idea of the West”. These ideas of the mystical and Wild West became solidified as the mass production of dime novels emerged in 1859 by Beadle’s Novel Publishing House.This says a lot for the depth that the Wild West had permeated popular society. There was enough documentation or collective opinion to generate tall tales or factual stories ( it is hard to say which trumps the other) about the happenings of the land beyond the Mississippi. Wether factual or fictional the mass persuasion and shared recollections of the west is what peaked Cyrus’ curiosity.
Cyrus studied graphic design in school and was fascinated by the power mass produced print products can have on forming the identity of the west. While studying art, Cyrus was also working at an antique store that exposed him to vintage documents and publications that set him on a path to study the widely distributed work. Cyrus’ work is not created in a classical western style. Instead, he uses classic ideas and commercial style to capture and manipulate the, “Imagined West”.