
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
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
February 10, 2016
Estimate: $10,000 – $15,000
Sold: $25,000
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