Medium_Acrylic on canvas with bespoke frame

Size_Diptych 11x17” (2 Pieces)

Year_2025

The diptych features two iconic characters from the 1953 show Gumby, figures that have remained culturally relevant across generations since their creation. My aim in re-purposing Gumby and Pokey is not to diminish that nostalgia, but to revive it. It seeks to leverage the past to bring this element of our culture back into contemporary American life.

Philadelphia-based artist Austin Ansbro creates bold, chaotic reinterpretations of pop culture icons, blending nostalgia with surreal distortion. His style, marked by vibrant colours, exaggerated features, and raw, hand-drawn energy, re-imagines familiar characters as playful yet unsettling caricatures. Influenced by cartoons, comics, and punk zine culture, his work explores themes of memory, and consumerism, inviting viewers to confront the absurdity and humor beneath beloved imagery.