A selection of recent work by Austin, Texas-based artist Will Gaynor (previously featured here). Gaynor describes his work as “a visual interpretation of stories and experiences retold to create an ongoing personal and canonical folktale.” Often spending hours on small details, he aims to never abandon a painting, believing that there is always potential to unlock something special, even in pieces that feel like dead ends. 

Over the years, continuity has become increasingly important to Gaynor’s work — “I use a lot of recurring symbols and metaphors to create a secret library of visuals that hopefully becomes a more coherent collection of stories as time passes and the work amasses,” he says. His latest body of work and subsequent exhibition, “A Hood Ornament For Oblivion,” grapples with the dualities of daily life, “attempting a comical navigation of the modern intricacies of human existence.” As he explains, “it became starkly apparent that, when challenging the notion of absurdity through art, reality is the most experienced competitor.” 

See more from Will Gaynor below!