So why don’t you talk to each other anymore?”
….
“Because,” he paused giving a soft smile.
“Strangers can not start
a conversation with I’ve missed you
even if it’s all there is to say.
You wake in the night with your arm hanging over the side of your bed. It is still dark, and your bedroom is shrouded in deep shadow. Something unseen seizes your hand.
You grasp it tightly, knowing that first impressions are important and a firm, confident handshake will establish dominance.
Jacub Gagnon is a Canadian artist who was born in 1987. He graduated with a BFA from the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) in 2009. Currently practicing as an artist in Toronto, he creates images that question and entertains the discussion of connectivity.
I present animals and objects in bizarre manners, placing them in scenes that oppose practicality. My paintings become a space in which nature becomes unnatural, bordering surreal.
On April 1st, Thinkspace Gallery will be opening Short Stories, their third solo show from Jacub Gagnon in their Culver City space. His Facebook.
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