JEFF LADOUCEUR,
UNTITLED,
Ink, acrylic and graphite on paper, signed verso,
28cm x 36cm,
Original

Self-taught Canadian artist Jeff Ladouceur works primarily in ink and graphite drawings, but has also experimented in huge-scale sculptures, inflatables, and mixed media. Throughout his surrealistic drawings, Ladouceur’s cast of tragic, often disfigured characters seem to wander, mope, and float in undefined spaces, almost comically resigned to their fates. The artist has said about his work: “I’m not making a comment; it’s more like an emotional snapshot, little scenes. It’s just coming from the back of my head to my fingers, and then at times, there is an idea or disjointed narrative, but that’s open to interpretation. I keep mine to myse