Chris Leib’s paintings, while seemingly whimsical, are laden with hidden meaning and explore themes of heroism, Western folklore, and the schism of instinct and control. Weaving through the meticulous detail in these paintings, threads of symbols and narrative point to a collision trajectory of power, privacy and technology that threatens our delicate position in the evolutionary scheme. He examines our precarious path started long ago, through his cast of wise, tolerant bonobos and rambunctious astronaut children, amalgomated Scifi Queens and Emporers, and various other odd characters.
