Gabriel Shaffer is a young up and coming southern self taught/visionary artist who lives and works in North Carolina and is the son of Cher Shaffer, a nationally known folk/visionary artist, most notable for her appearance in tour/book "O'Appalachia". Gabriel was raised within the self taught medium and had contact with many folk and self taught masters as a young boy. His complex work is often classified in the outsider art genre, but contains many elements of graffiti writing, collage, and comic book/cartoon illustrations. Gabriel is a solitary artist, who lives between planes, using the power of storytelling to explore his inner worlds and simultaneously exorcise himself from the "madness of humanity". He has no other option than to "create to cope", as it is his belief mankind is living in an apocalyptic age. Gabriel sold his earliest works in January 2004 during the Outsider Art Fair to several collectors and had his first exhibition in July 2004 in New York City. Since then his work has been received with amazing acclaim. He has already exhibited and sold to many collectors, galleries and museums, in dozens of shows, throughout various major cities nationally and internationally. He as also appeared in several magazines. You can expect to see great things from this rising artist, as Gabriel continues to redefine and recreate his own world and medium, from the endless hunger of his imagination, while adding to the rich tradition of the self taught art movement. Gabriel's work can also be found in the permanent collection of the Hurn Museum of Contemporary Folk Art.
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Garden Night mixed media on canvas 22 x 28 |
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Hot in the City mixed media on tag 3 x 5 $45 |
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Before You Hum mixed media on tag 3 x 5 framed to 8 x 10 $85 |
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A Hat for Kenny mixed media on tag 3 x 5 framed to 8 x 10 $85 |
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Going to Bite mixed media on tag 3 x 5 $45 |
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Gruff marker, colored pencil and paint on tag 2 x 5 framed to 8 x 10 $85 |
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You Again Totem mixed media on tag 3 x 5 $45 |
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Nightmare marker and paint on tag 2 x 5 framed to 8 x 10 $85 |
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Tomato Picker mixed media on tag 3 x 5 $45 |
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Loafer mixed media on tag 3 x 5 framed to 8 x 10 $85 |
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The Man with Three Souls paint on arches paper 22 x 30 framed |
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Holden mixed media on tag 3 x 5 framed to 8 x 10 $85 |
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Eyes on Me marker and paint on postcard 3 x 5 framed to 8 x 10 $125 |
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Jacob and Ahab mixed media on tag 3 x 5 $45 |
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Barefoot Drifter mixed media on tag 3 x 5 framed to 8 x 10 $85 |
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Companion Hunger mixed media on tag 3 x 5 $45 |
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Quiet Corner mixed media on tag 3 x 5 $45 |
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On the Mind mixed media on tag 3 x 5 $45 |
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All I Needed mixed media on postcard 4 x 6 framed to 8 x 10 $110 |
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Casa Dega mixed media on card 5 x 7 framed to 8 x 10 $110 |
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Electoral Magnetic mixed media on postcard 4 x 6 framed to 8 x 10 $110 |
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Lonely mixed media and collage on postcard 4 x 6 framed to 8 x 10 $110 |
Collaborative Work with Mother Cher Shaffer
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A Bright and Tiny Star mixed media and collage on board 36 x 24 $1,500 |
