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 on their way to the bottom.

Framed around idioms of loss it is easy to lose your mind or your marbles trying to unravel the mystery. Don’t lose your cool or your head since most things can get lost in translation. Simply submit to the swirling flow of logic and when you feel like you are losing your footing or your direction steer clear of the lost souls and head back for solid ground. No one loses face for trying.

In his continuing series of hyper-coloured, mind-blowing adventures in pop surrealism, pop art and improbable contemporary art, Gibb has established a brand of imagery that pulls you in many directions. Juggling a chainsaw of pop culture, a bowling ball of absurdity and a feather of neuroscience he delivers a head-spinning smorgasbord of social commentary and sly humour on a platter, with an assortment of psychedelic desserts.