"Gumball" by Austin Ansbro

Color Pencil on Beige Paper | 8.5” x 14” | 2025 |

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, reimagines familiar characters as playful yet unsettling caricatures. Influenced by cartoons, comics, and punk zine culture, his work explores themes of memory, consumerism, and inviting viewers to confront the absurdity and humor beneath beloved imagery.