Gab Bois is a Canadian artist. She creates objects out of unusual materials.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Early life and education
editBois grew up in Montréal.[5] As an only child, she found herself drawn to arts and crafts. Her father is a painter. She often would sit in his basement studio and watch him paint. He taught her about art history. She credits him with guiding her to her eventual career.[8] She was active on Tumblr as a teenager.[9]
Career
editBois went to college for a degree to become an elementary school teacher. One-and-a-half years into her degree, she started posting her photography on Instagram. Her work got so much attention that she decided to pause her degree and pursue an artistic career.[1]
In 2018, Bois posted an image of a hot pink Croc heel which she made with a knockoff Croc from a dollar store and a second-hand stripper heel which was inspired by a Croc created by Balenciaga.[10]
Bois created a bra out of sunny side up eggs for easter-inspired post.[11]
In 2020, Bois published New Album: An Artist Book. The book was created in partnership with Anteism Books, an independent publisher in Montreal. It is a record of the first three years of her work.[1]
In late 2023, Bois released a ready-to-wear collection, Canapés.[12] In 2024, she released more items as part of Canapés, including a square-toed pair of sandals with a lifelike clementine heel.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ a b c "In Conversation With Gab Bois—The Artist Behind The Stellar Communicative Photographs - Elle India".
- ^ "Gab Bois". The Talks. 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Q&A | Gab Bois".
- ^ "Gab Bois - Coeval Magazine". COEVAL. 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Interview with Artist Gab Bois: Talking about Instagram and her Art". www.lofficiel.at.
- ^ "Gab Bois | Boundless Space… The Possibilities of Burning Man | 2021". Sotheby's.
- ^ "Artist Gab Bois's Vegetable-Shaped Catch Holds More Than Just Some Trinkets - Dwell". www.dwell.com.
- ^ Nast, Condé (October 19, 2021). "Gab Bois Is The Artist Behind The Most Subversive Beauty Campaigns". British Vogue.
- ^ "Gab Bois Is Serving Up Wearables That Look Good Enough to Eat". Office Magazine. June 13, 2024.
- ^ Satenstein, Liana (August 13, 2018). "The Pro-Crocs Movement Has Birthed Yet Another Extreme Shoe". Vogue.
- ^ "MEET GAB BOIS, THE MOST DISCONCERTINGLY SATISFYING ACCOUNT ON INSTAGRAM - Mission". www.missionmag.org.
- ^ "SICKY".
- ^ Allstetter, Will (May 20, 2024). "Gab Bois's second drop with 'Canapés' is a citrusy welcome to spring". Document Journal.
- ^ Jordan, Eliza (May 22, 2024). "Artist Gab Bois Gets Fruity with Her Second "Canapés" Collection". Whitewall.