
Two works: (i) Desire Develops an Edge (ii) Bye, bye, baby
2006
Rendered in Gokita's signature monochromatic gouache, these two works showcase his distinctive blend of graphic noir aesthetics and enigmatic figuration. Desire Develops an Edge and Bye, Bye, Baby feature his characteristically obscured or abstracted figures, their identities masked or dissolved through bold, reductive mark-making. The works exemplify Gokita's ability to infuse pin-up and pop cultural archetypes with an unsettling psychological tension.
- Medium
- (i) signed, titled and dated ""DESIRE DEVELOPS AN EDGE" (Gouache on paper) Tomoo Gokita 2006" on the reverse
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
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February 28, 2017
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Canadian · b. 1974

Dzama works in monochromatic and limited palette gouache on paper, creating enigmatic figurative scenes that blend pop cultural archetypes with psychological unease and a distinctly graphic noir sensibility.

Clayton Brothers
American · b. 1966

Their lowbrow figurative works on paper share Gokita's reductive mark making approach and pop surrealist tension, featuring obscured or distorted figures charged with unsettling psychological undercurrents.
Henrik Vibskov
Danish · b. 1972
Vibskov's monochromatic figurative illustrations share Gokita's fusion of graphic noir aesthetics with abstracted human forms, using bold reductive techniques to dissolve identity while evoking pop cultural references and psychological tension.
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