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Jake & Dinos Chapman — Cockroach Kid

Cockroach Kid

A hybrid figurative sculpture by Jake and Dinos Chapman, *Cockroach Kid* presents a disturbing yet darkly comic vision of a childlike form rendered in fibreglass resin and paint, complete with tennis shoes and a wig that ground the figure in an unsettling familiarity. The work embodies the Chapman brothers' signature provocative aesthetic, merging the innocence of childhood with grotesque transformation to challenge the viewer's sense of comfort and morality. True to their collaborative practice, the piece operates as a confrontational object that blurs the boundaries between the abject and the absurd.

Medium
fibreglass resin, paint, tennis shoes and wig on metal base

🔨 Auction Lot

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

February 10, 2016

Estimate: $10,000$15,000

Sold: $25,000

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Jake & Dinos Chapman, Cockroach Kid

A hybrid figurative sculpture by Jake and Dinos Chapman, *Cockroach Kid* presents a disturbing yet darkly comic vision of a childlike form rendered in fibreglass resin and paint, complete with tennis shoes and a wig that ground the figure in an unsettling familiarity. The work embodies the Chapman brothers' signature provocative aesthetic, merging the innocence of childhood with grotesque transformation to challenge the viewer's sense of comfort and morality. True to their collaborative practice, the piece operates as a confrontational object that blurs the boundaries between the abject and the absurd.

Medium
fibreglass resin, paint, tennis shoes and wig on metal base
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Figurative Sculpture, Shock Art, Grotesque Aesthetic, Mixed Media, Provocative Imagery, Provocateur Art, Three Dimensional Work, British Artists, Dystopian Themes, Provocative Art, Mixed Media Sculpture, Contemporary Art, Collaborative Duo, Grotesque Imagery, Polychrome Sculpture, Dark Humor

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