Fragmented Memory
2026
Fragmented Memory is a large scale mixed media work on paper by Brooklyn based artist Kozo, combining meticulous pencil draftsmanship with his signature tattoo ink technique to render a classical Venus bust in hyperrealistic grayscale. The composition is interrupted by a horizontal band of Keith Haring inspired pop imagery rendered in blue ink, while miniature figurines appear to interact with fragmented details of the sculpture, creating a playful dialogue between antiquity and contemporary culture. This work belongs to Kozo's Nostalgia sculpture and painting series, which weaves childhood nostalgia and toy imagery into classical art traditions. Issued in a limited edition of 15, this is number 1 and is pencil signed by the artist.
- Medium
- Mixed media on paper
- Dimensions
- Edition
- 1 of 15
- Signed
- Yes
- List Price
- $18,500
- Spotted At
- Online
Notes
Work belongs to the Nostalgia sculpture and painting series, described on kozo.art as a series that interwines toys and childhood nostalgia with classical art, creating a captivating fusion of whimsy and tradition. Kozo works from a private studio in Brooklyn and exhibits in galleries worldwide. His signature technique involves a coil tattoo machine with the needle integrated into the piece itself. This work is a painting on paper featuring Keith Haring referenced pop imagery integrated with a classical Venus bust. Frame appears to be a white gallery style float frame.
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
Japanese · b. 1948
Sugimoto shares Kozo's deeply meditative engagement with time, impermanence, and Zen influenced minimalism, creating works where process and material restraint carry philosophical weight. Both artists work at the intersection of Eastern contemplative tradition and Western conceptual frameworks using spare, refined aesthetics.
Richard Long
British · b. 1945
Long's practice of using natural materials such as mud, stone, and earth applied directly to paper and walls mirrors Kozo's reverence for raw natural substances and meditative process. Both artists foreground the philosophical and tactile relationship between human action and elemental materials.
Cy Twombly
American · b. 1928
Twombly's works on paper share Kozo's interest in mark making as a contemplative and almost calligraphic act, with surfaces that feel both ancient and immediate. His sparse gestural language and reverence for the silence between marks parallel Kozo's wabi sabi inflected minimalism.
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