"John Sauer (@johnsauerart) is a Minneapolisbased painter, illustrator and former musician whose work sits in the popsurreal/lowbrow tradition, filled with longeyed mechahuman figures, retro objects and odd little scifi or psychological narratives. After decades of band flyers, illustration and design gigs for clients like Target and 3M, he shifted in his 50s to focus on personal painting, now working mostly in oil on panel and postcardsized supports, aiming to capture some of the emotional and psychological aspects of modern life through narrative."
"now working mostly in oil on panel and postcardsized supports, aiming to capture some of the emotional and psychological aspects of modern life through narrative. His piecestitled things like Two Bit Truths, The Folklorists, The Telestic Voyager, This place just gets stranger everyday, and Upon Arrival On Moonbase 1appear in group and solo shows at spaces such as Brassworks Gallery, Stranger Factory and Twin Cities venues, as well as in popsurreal publications and online features."
John Sauer is a Minneapolis-based painter, illustrator and former musician working within the pop-surreal/lowbrow tradition. His imagery includes long-eyed mecha-human figures, retro objects and small sci-fi or psychological narratives. After decades producing band flyers, illustration and design work for clients such as Target and 3M, he shifted in his 50s to focus on personal painting. He now works mainly in oil on panel and postcard-sized supports, aiming to capture emotional and psychological aspects of modern life through narrative. His titled pieces appear in group and solo shows and in pop-surreal publications and online features.
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