Born 1977. Toronto, Canada.

Tour's paintings and drawings are primarily portraits of characters both real and imagined, forming a kind of visual diary of personalities that have impressed and inspired him. These figures populate delicately-embellished grounds of paint and rub-on lettering, framed by poetic passages of white space and rendered in acrylic, graphite, and ink. Subtle variations in color and the unexpected transitions between them give both the figures and their surroundings a haunting, indeterminate aura and rich painterly texture that teeters at the precipice of the Surreal.

Tour has shown throughout the U.S., Canada and Germany and has been featured in numerous publications such as Juxtapose, Streetwear Today, Applies Arts and color.

Ben Tour
www.thetourshow.com

Untitled (SOLD)

Acrylic and aerosol on wood 48"X72"

$5000

Sketch Book

Giclee 23"X35"

$350

Sketch Book

Giclee 23"X35"

$350

Sketch Book

Giclee 23"X35"

$350