an ▁to ▁the ▁Mexican ▁M ural ists ’ ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁( D iego ▁River a , ▁José ▁Clement e ▁O roz co , ▁and ▁David ▁Alf aro ▁S ique iros ) ▁This ▁expos ure ▁rein for ced ▁his ▁belief ▁in ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁accessible ▁work ▁with ▁social / polit ical ▁content . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Bry an ▁assist ed ▁Al mar az ▁in ▁creating ▁a ▁m ural ▁back drop ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁convention ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Farm ▁Work ers ▁union . ▁ ▁Bry an ▁c ites ▁science ▁fiction ▁mov ies ▁and ▁illustr ation , ▁the ▁Sur real ists , ▁Salvador ▁Dal í , ▁Max ▁Ernst ▁and ▁René ▁Mag rit te ▁as ▁his ▁earliest ▁influ ences . ▁Later ▁influ ences ▁include ▁the ▁American ▁Sc ene ▁pain ters , ▁Thomas ▁Hart ▁Bent on , ▁Edward ▁Ho pper , ▁Grant ▁Wood ▁and ▁illustr ator ▁N . C . ▁Wy eth . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Mexican ▁m ural ists , ▁influence ▁by ▁artists ▁with ▁social / polit ical ▁content ▁in ▁their ▁work ▁include ▁Francisco ▁Go ya , ▁Honor é ▁Da um ier , ▁Gust ave ▁Dor é , ▁Thomas ▁N ast , ▁Otto ▁D ix , ▁and ▁George ▁Gros z . ▁ ▁Work ▁and ▁exhib itions ▁In ▁his ▁work , ▁Bry an ▁confront s ▁the ▁dark ▁side ▁of ▁ ▁human ▁behavior ▁with ▁humor , ▁wh ims y ▁and ▁sat ire . ▁Sarah ▁L inn ▁states , ▁" A ▁pro l ific ▁painter ▁whose ▁work ▁has