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Contemporary artist takes a look at loss
Contemporary artist is lost in the wilderness… Contemporary artist Stephen Gibb has offered a mysterious painting for an uncertain future society. Entitled “Pictorial Puzzles for a Post-human Palaeontologist“ the painter playfully acknowledges that there is “a man behind the curtain” and that the viewer isn’t about to fall down the rabbit hole, but is well […]
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2018
2018 Paintings 2018 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 […]
Anatomy of The Frog Prince At The Gates Of Decay
Frog Prince Anatomy: Analytical dissection of The Frog Prince At The Gates Of Decay To understand the motivation and source of my Frog Prince painting’s inspiration it’s probably best to break it apart and examine the bits close-up. The Frog Prince or the Prince Frog The central figure is the frog prince, which was chosen […]
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Canadian cuisine
Some fun paintings by Canadian Artist Stephen Gibb, celebrating Canada's 150th birthday
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2017
2017 Paintings 2017 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 […]
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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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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Pop Surrealism and Lowbrow