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Brian Kokoska — Ruby Demise (13 Lives)
Brian Kokoska

Ruby Demise (13 Lives)

2014

A cartoonish, wide-eyed figure rendered in Kokoska's signature lo-fi aesthetic anchors this mixed-media work, its naive linework and flat acrylic color evoking both childhood innocence and underlying menace. A painted figurine and strands of gimp extend the composition beyond the picture plane, collapsing the boundary between painting and object. The artist's hand-built frame further unifies the piece into a singular, self-contained world that feels at once playful and deeply unsettling.

Medium
acrylic on paper, painted figurine, gimp, in artist's frame

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Brian Kokoska, Ruby Demise (13 Lives), 2014

A cartoonish, wide-eyed figure rendered in Kokoska's signature lo-fi aesthetic anchors this mixed-media work, its naive linework and flat acrylic color evoking both childhood innocence and underlying menace. A painted figurine and strands of gimp extend the composition beyond the picture plane, collapsing the boundary between painting and object. The artist's hand-built frame further unifies the piece into a singular, self-contained world that feels at once playful and deeply unsettling.

Medium
acrylic on paper, painted figurine, gimp, in artist's frame
Year
2014
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

American, Red, Mixed Media, Figurine, Playful, Colorful, Art Object, Abstract, Contemporary, Assembled

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