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Lowbrow pop surrealism
Lowbrow pop surrealism …just what exactly is this mishmash of cultural references and art keywords. Well, that pretty much says it all. To reach the audience who wants to delve into the realm of lowbrow pop surrealism, you have to be able to tickle the algorithms and register within the criteria of online search queries. […]
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Contemporary Art and the Death of Contemplation
Contemporary art has been hit hard by our inability to focus, meditate or even take five minutes alone with a painting. With my painting Death of Contemplation, the title comes from my lament for a time before incessant distraction. When you could fall into a deep, thoughtful meditation and slowly mull over an idea until […]
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2019
2019 Paintings 2019 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 […]
Canadian surrealist painter looks at the mind
Canadian surrealist painter Stephen Gibb takes a mind-bending look at contemporary art, pop culture and social commentary with his painting You Are Out Of Your Mind! Playing with “mind” idioms is one way to blow your mind. Another is to examine the world through your mind’s eye. If you could read my mind you could […]
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Life’s a Trip
Cover art for Trippie Redd’s Life’s A Trip album, August, 2018. Life’s A Trip The initial design, grew and blossomed from this point of beginning (below)…eventually leading to the final artwork above. Combining symbolic characters in a colourful explosion of activity Stephen Gibb followed Trippie’s suggestions of making the cover something so visually dynamic that […]
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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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gallery
Gallery of artwork by Stephen Gibb 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Home Visit Sideshow Fine Art for prints of selected works. Index of paintings by Stephen Gibb 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 See All Take this opportunity to journey into the bubblegum surrealism gallery of Stephen […]
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