Jeff Ladouceur
Jeff Ladouceur (b. 1976 in Nanaimo, BC) is a Canadian contemporary artist whose intricate works on paper and scultpures are a mix of joyful and melancholic surreality.
ZieherSmith solo show: 2017, 2013 2009, 2006, 2004
A vintage greeting card illustration features a pair of legs wearing patterned pants and white shoes, with a teapot balanced on the waist, framing the upper part of a person. The card has upside-down printed text.
A detailed pencil drawing of a figure with a human body and a head made of burning sticks and wood, carrying a bowl. The drawing appears to be part of a manual or guide titled 'Matvta Sales Corporation', with some text and labels upside down at the bottom.
A black-and-white artwork depicting a stack of five elephants, each with their heads down and trunks curled, arranged in a vertical column.
A detailed black and white drawing of a humanoid figure with a large, round head, and a simple expression, holding a large cup with a liquid that is overflowing, with the liquid transforming into a cluster of cartoonish skulls and bones.
A caricature of a man with exaggerated features, wearing sneakers and tattered pants, with long legs, covering his eyes with his hands and appearing to cry or sob. Small mice are scattered around him.
A person lying in a canoe surrounded by numerous pencils, with some pencils also on top of their head.
A surreal pencil sketch of two humanoid figures with clouds for heads, one offering a piece of fruit to the other, sitting on the ground with scattered fruit pieces around them.
A black-and-white drawing of a chaotic ocean scene with large, swirling waves, small boats, and people trapped in or interacting with the waves. One person is sitting on top of a wave with a glowing geometric shape above their head.
A drawing of a birdhouse hovering above a cube-shaped object with abstract face-like patterns, with a hand reaching down from above.