Happy Surreal Peanut Butter

Happy Peanut Butter – Stephen Gibb, oil on panel, 2’x2′, 2016r

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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 life, his musing on human behaviour, philosophy, and the innermost workings of his angular mind. Let’s hear from the artist himself…

Canadian Pop Surrealism meets Pop Art
(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 commentary on pop culture, while the next it may construct a complex and playful diorama
probing into the outer perimeters of human nature.

My work is often categorized as Canadian pop surrealism but I’d begrudgingly prefer to tag it as existential editorial cartoon realism, bubblegum surrealism, pop art, and or pop surrealism just because it sounds more intelligent, pretentious and funny at the same time. The work holds
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Happy Surreal Peanut Butter

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