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Nigel Cooke — In Da Club - Me Time
Nigel Cooke

In Da Club - Me Time

A sprawling, psychedelic landscape rendered in rich, luscious oil paint, where grotesque and fantastical figures dissolve into a dreamlike environment of dense vegetation and shadowy decay. Cooke's meticulous technique brings together elements of graffiti culture, art historical references, and surrealist imagery in a scene that feels simultaneously celebratory and deeply melancholic. The title's sardonic humor underscores the painting's tension between hedonistic escapism and existential solitude.

Medium
oil on linen

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 30, 2015

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Nigel Cooke, In Da Club - Me Time

A sprawling, psychedelic landscape rendered in rich, luscious oil paint, where grotesque and fantastical figures dissolve into a dreamlike environment of dense vegetation and shadowy decay. Cooke's meticulous technique brings together elements of graffiti culture, art historical references, and surrealist imagery in a scene that feels simultaneously celebratory and deeply melancholic. The title's sardonic humor underscores the painting's tension between hedonistic escapism and existential solitude.

Medium
oil on linen
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surreal Imagery, Figurative Painting, Moody Atmosphere, Male Artist, Narrative Art, Surreal Mood, British Artist, Landscape Setting, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, Grotesque, Grotesque Figures, Large Format, 21st Century, Oil On Linen, Grotesque Imagery, Neo-Expressionism, Dark Humor

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