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here some people — or perhaps, most people — see scrap metal in need of recycling, Joseph Gagnepain may just see a Viking. Or a horse. Or a bear. A moose. A robot. Or whatever other whimsy his imagination may conjure.
A Q&A with Joseph Gagnepain, the renowned creator behind Art by Joseph By Jonathan Bilyk Photos provided by Joseph Gagnepain
And Gagnepain — the man who brings both the “Art” and the “Joseph” to the local business known as Art by Joseph — is always looking for more. For more than three decades, the St. Charles artist has been making the Fox Valley look better, more interesting. Whether they be large, commissioned murals that occupy entire walls, smaller paintings to hang on the wall, or towering assemblage sculptures made of old bike parts and other recycled metal, Gagnepain has ART & FASHION JULY 2021
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