Have you heard of the art style Faux Fauvism?
You can be forgiven if you haven’t, as it’s a relatively new modern art movement, inspired by the likes of Matisse, street art, Cubism and the early 20th century French paintings known as Fauvism.
One pioneer of the Faux Fauvism style is visual artist Josh Byer, who lives and works in Vancouver, Canada. His distinctive pieces of art are bright and modern, with a mystical edge, and bursting with colour. It’s art that pulls you in – there’s so much to see within each piece, and you’re likely to spot different elements each time you look at it.
Josh’s popular artwork now appears on over 1,000 licensed products, including canvasses, prints and posters, available online from stores such as Wayfair, Art.com, Amazon, Posterlounge and AllPosters.
Josh has a portfolio on Deviant Art where you can view lots of his work (prepare to be greeted by an explosion of colour!) and you can find out more about his work at www.byercreative.com.
What do you think about Josh’s work? Is it a style of art you’d hang in your home?
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I love all the colour in the paintings! Plus the fantasy of it all coming to life it’s really amazing, creative and genius.
What an interesting style. I’d not come across faux Fauvism before but it’s certainly an intriguing style. I love Josh’s use of colour!
How cool! The colours are vibrant, but not too “in your face” somehow. What a great artist, thanks for sharing! xo
I LOVE his work! This is gorgeous and I loved the whimsical fantasy subject matter of his work! Thanks so much for introducing this artist to the world!
Such an explosion of colour! I’m not familiar with Faux Fauvism so this has been a really interesting read. Love how multi-layered his pieces are!
What beautiful colours, love these. Thanks for sharing, really interesting to see this work!
Absolutely adore the colours in these paintings – and especially big love for the one with a dinosaur 🙂
Do I see a lot of folk art influences? Some pieces remind me of something I’d see in a New Orleans gallery. Very cool, and it’s always good to hear about an artist seeing success!
Thanks for introducing me to this style, never heard of it! It feels slightly surreal and possibly something you’d see in a children’s book. I’m more of an abstract girl so not sure I’d hang this in my home. But love the concept!
I love the cat on the lady’s head! The style and colours, for me, would work beautifully on plain white walls in a modern apartment I think.
I’ve never heard of this style before – how cool! Love the dinosaur one
his work for me is hugely captivating – i adore the use of colour so much
I think this type of art is absolutely gorgeous! I especially love all the colors used in the paintings!
New to me, it’s very vibrant and has an element of illustration in the way the figures are drawn and a touch of Klimt