Category Archives: Canadian Surrealism
My obsession with Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again…* My obsession with Humpty Dumpty is both visual philosophical in nature. I am drawn to the famous egg visually, through his numerous portrayals in children’s books. His […]
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Surreal Life
Canadian Pop Surrealism may not be on the map, but give it some time...
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Happy Surreal Peanut Butter
Happy Peanut Butter - Stephen Gibb, oil on panel, 2'x2', 2016
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Pop Surrealism meets Pop Art
When Pop Surrealism and Pop Art collide the results are Bubblegum Surrealism
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Canadian Surrealism Is Alive
Canadian Surrealism is alive! Waiting For The Death Blow A painting also known as The Porpoise Waves Goodbye The painting is an allegorical blend of sources, specifically songs by The Cure and The Monkees as well as nursery rhyme and psychological references. Artist: Stephen Gibb, oil on panel, 2015 Canadian Surrealism is confronted head-on by […]
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Surreal Reese Peanut Butter Cup
Reese Peanut Butter Cup
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Dopamine – by Canadian Pop Surrealist Stephen Gibb
The all-consuming-mouth devours candy, junk food and treats while on the fringes loom austere and depraved characters, the specter of death with it's grindstone nose and the onion spirit
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2016
2016 Paintings 2016 Return to main gallery 2015 paintings Stephen Gibb – Artist Statement (Or, at least a feeble attempt to excuse my behaviour to those present with good taste) My artwork weaves an eclectic tapestry of cultural and social influences. At one moment it may make a single-punch-line comment on pop culture while the […]
Contemporary Art & Bubblegum Surrealism: Stephen Gibb
How does Canadian artist Stephen Gibb figure in contemporary art? But is it contemporary art? Thank you for joining us in the off-kilter world of Stephen Gibb, where surrealism and Mother Goose are turned on their heads. Take time to explore and ponder his mysterious paintings that delve into the anxieties and joys of contemporary […]
Canadian Artist Stephen Gibb