Portfolio
about.
Ian Franks is a self taught Ontario based artist who works primarily in acrylic, watercolor, and pastel. Having worked first as a portrait painter, the bulk of Ian's portfolio is figurative work with a strong focus on anachronistic, over the top, and humourous queer storytelling. Ian's work has been exhibited in Canada and can be found in private collections in North America and Europe.
I’m a firm believer that the art world sometimes takes itself way too seriously. We should, as creators and consumers of visual arts, be able to laugh at our work and the world it inhabits and not just observe through a haughty detachment of academic solemnity. We are allowed to be amused by the silly even when it is sprawled on canvas with paint.
When it comes to my relationship with the viewer it’s not my goal to lead them with a carrot on a string to seeing my point of view but instead to give them a glimpse of a camp infested world in which anything is possible. My personal experiences are mine and I will continue to litter my work with the trivial little bits and pieces that I find personally amusing; I want my viewers to see what I have created and find the elements of it that can bring an individual joy to their lives.I just want art to be fun.
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