Category Archives: Canadian Pop Surrealism
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Vengeful Wrath of the Chocolate Gods — Stephen Gibb, 36″ x 24″, oil on panel, Canadian Pop Surrealism, 2020 [/caption]
Just what is Canadian pop surrealism?
Canadian pop surrealism may be a marginal category in the world of Canadian at, but it still has a strong presence in the country. Many different styles and approaches exist in pop surrealism and they continue to make an impact on the art scene globally.
Lowbrow art, or pop surrealism, is a visual art movement that arose in Los Angeles, California, area in the late 1970s. Its cultural roots are inspired by in underground comic, punk music, tiki culture, and hot-rod cultures of the street. The terms lowbrow and pop surrealism are used interchangeably. Lowbrow is often humorous, sarcastic, or ironic.
Most lowbrow artworks are paintings, but there are also toys, digital art, sculpture, and collage.
Find contemporary pop-surrealist and lowbrow artists working today.”
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Art Comp 2023 – Stephen Gibb, “Essence of Hope and Despair”
Art Comp 2023 — Show your Support! “Essence of Hope and Despair” — Stephen Gibb, oil on panel, 2021 This painting is 1 of 100 artworks vying for the ART COMP 2023 prize. I am looking for support from friends and followers. Please consider voting for my painting today! To vote for this work visit […]
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Artist Stephen Gibb: The non-linear life of a concept
Canadian Artist Stephen Gibb breaks down the creative process Psychopathology of Wants and Needs – Pop surrealism painting by Canadian Artist Stephen Gibb, 36″ x 24″, oil on panel, 2022 This painting started off a few light years away from where it ended up. The original concept was to do something around the theme of […]
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Aimless Meander: Dr. Daydream Prescribes Aggressive Psychotherapy
What Goes On (In My Mind)…aimless meander The Aimless Meander: The creative process involved in composing Dr. Daydream Prescribes Aggressive Psychotherapy Meditating on the concept of daydreaming conjures all kinds of stereotypes, mostly those perpetuated by pop culture and the associated canon of symbols established by TV, music, movies, and comics. A reclined child staring […]
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Canadian artist Stephen Gibb
Canadian artist Stephen Gibb Instagram Facebook St. Germain Gallery – Toronto Redbubble – Prints, Phone Cases, T-Shirts etc. Prints and art on Saatchi Ello Deviant Art Prints on Sideshow Fine Arts LinkdeIn Twitter Official Website Back to Gallery Hopefully you can find what you are looking for in the above links or by a simple […]
Girl Eats Sun: Cover Art for Hope Tala
Album art for Hope Tala's Girl Eats Sun
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St. Germain Gallery presents…
St. Germain Gallery and artist Stephen Gibb Anyone in the GTA looking for my art may be pleased to know that it may be closer than you think. I have been working with the St. Germain Gallery at 3358 Yonge St. in Toronto since May 2018 and they have a number of my paintings […]
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Pop Surrealism Art, pandemic, plague and Covid-19?
How does Pop Surrealism Art deal with Covid-19? The long history of art relating to plague can be traced from medieval times and the likes of Hieronymus Bosch to the irreverent doodling of pop surrealism art After resisting the sort of automatic response that the year 2020 prompted—mainly as a result of the pandemic crisis […]
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