Category Archives: Canadian Surrealism
Canadian Surrealism
Girl Eats Sun – album art for Hope Tala
The Panpsychic Candy Apple, Stephen Gibb, 36″ x 24″, oil on panel, 2020
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Contemporary Surrealism…
Contemporary Surrealism in today’s world Maybe it’s not even fair to call what I do Contemporary Surrealism or even Surreal Art. The presentation may make the viewer recall surrealism from their scant art history lessons in high school but the surreal art of scholarly examination relates to something from long ago and far away—produced under […]
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Canadian Pop Surrealism Art of Stephen Gibb
Canadian Pop Surrealism Art — The Allegory of the Baked Potato Apocalypse The painting personifies potatoes and examines them in their natural “potato environment” to reveal subtle aspects of human nature and behaviour in a fun and absurdly roundabout way. Starting at the top, the central image of the baked potato radiates like some kind […]
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Canadian painter Stephen Gibb makes simple observation
Froze—by Canadian painter Stephen Gibb, 36″ x 36″, oil on panel, 2020 FROZE by Canadian painter Stephen Gibb The balance between survival and our relation with the environment is a give and take negotiation at its simplest state. Depletion, plunder and by-products that result from our “processing” of resources are ways in which we impact […]
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Surrealism famous for stimulating creativity
Surrealism Famous For Stimulating Creativity Creativity sometimes just comes to you and you can only surmise in hindsight as to the possible origins. Where does a cherry-chocolate god figure come from? It’s funny, bizarre, and unexpected but may be more logical than you think. The vengeful god in the clouds is nothing new and most […]
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Surrealism and Happiness – Do they go together?
Surrealism has many faces with Canadian artist Stephen Gibb “Happy!” — Stephen Gibb, 36″ x 24″, oil on panel, 2020 The idea behind this painting was to portray sheer joy and happiness sloughing off the evil and darkness of the world like a snake sheds its skin. However, I wanted to depict the happiness in […]
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Surrealism painting addresses PC absurdities
Surrealism painting * “Keeping it Together, Walking on Eggshells” — Surrealism painting by Stephen Gibb, 36″ x 24″, oil on panel, 2019 I imagine a world where the visually rich language of fairy tales and nursery rhymes extends into adulthood. The traditional nature of this kind storytelling is best presented with visual aids; simple, straightforward […]
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Surreal art and the pervasive nature of phobias
Surreal art and Phobias While pondering a fun house setting for a painting, I became aware that the whole reason for a fun house is to artificially induce fear in the patron. It became clear that fear or phobias would then become the central theme to the painting. Taking a smattering of common phobias and […]
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2020
2020 Paintings 2020 Return to main gallery 2015 paintings Stephen Gibb – Artist Statement 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 panorama probing into the outer perimeters of human […]
Surrealism Art: A peeling label on an empty container
Surreal. Surrealist. Surrealism art (whatever that is…?). Words that follow me around like wilful shadows, playfully darting about in the periphery of my mind’s eye. Until something better comes along I guess I will reluctantly tolerate them (even if “surrealism art” makes me grind my teeth). I won’t let them define me but I will […]
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Pop Surrealism Art, pandemic, plague and Covid-19?