Justin Gedak

The Artist

Self Portrait by Justin Gedak

Justin Gedak was born in Langley, British Columbia on September 25th, 1982, and grew up in the Fraser Valley and Greater Vancouver. He currently lives and works in Greater Vancouver.

His series of gothic fantasy portrait paintings are themed around individuals who have gone through times of trouble and survived to be stronger for it - characters who endured the worst of life but maintained their sense of strength, beauty and honor. Warriors who refuse defeat.

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Artist Statement

“Creating artwork has been a way of exploring the shadowy places existing within myself. A form of self-discovery in its own way. I've always said that coming up with my ideas is like pulling strange shapes out from a dark corner; not knowing what's coming, but pulling anyway. With every creation comes a mystery to be explored. A story to be experienced. The not knowing of what comes next is what drives me forward.”

- JG

Process

Digital: cut-up and pieced-together photo references, then hundreds of digital paint layers built up, often scratching parts off between layers, using Corel Painter, Adobe Photoshop, and a Wacom Intuos Pro tablet.

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