Dunce Company ☆ art by erichaotic

following our foolish hearts <3

Dunce Company is a love letter to adolescence and growth, featuring the multimedia work of artist and student Erica Gibbs, AKA erichaotic. The name is a rejection of the popular contemporary stereotype that art is an unreasonable pursuit, sure to end in misery.

Erica Gibbs, 'candlelighter' 2022. digital painting.

Branching out across many different forms of art, Dunce Company is about valuing the feelings and ideas that drive the artist to create. Inspired mainly by ideas of nostalgia, evolving identities, and overcoming insecurities, Dunce Company addresses ideas of 'living' and 'growing up' from a comedic and honest perspective.

Dunce Cat!
A silly cat who follows his heart and his dreams, despite being ridiculed for it. He doesn't care what others think of him! He's proud to be called a dunce if it means doing what he loves.