’m a young French-Canadian, self-taught artist. I was born in and traveled extensively throughout Asia as a child, which left a lasting impression on me and my work. I enjoy experimenting widely with a range of media and pushing the boundaries of painting by incorporating tactile and motile elements within my works. My recent paintings subvert popular imagery and corporate branding to illustrate a grand theme of the struggle for individualism with the modern commercial machine.

I’m interested in exploring contemporary issues through my art, creatively channeling my shifting perception of life and the events and emotions which fill it. Some common themes are the body, the machine, music, religion and pop culture. These often take form in phantasmagorical dreamscapes combining vivid color, intense detail and grand settings. They are sometimes disturbing, satirical or darkly humorous but also thought-provoking, subtly presenting alternate viewpoints to complex sociological issues I encounter.

You can see more of my work at:
www.facebook.com/JohnLanthierArt
www.facebook.com/guitart.ca
www.artflakes.com/en/shop/john-lanthier
www.johnlanthier.deviantart.com

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