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Tomoo Gokita — Limbo
Tomoo Gokita

Limbo

2009

A shadowy figure emerges from Gokita's signature monochromatic palette, rendered in fluid, painterly strokes of black, white, and grey acrylic. The work embodies a suspended, dreamlike state between presence and absence, where the subject's identity dissolves into ambiguity. Gokita's restrained yet expressive technique evokes a sense of psychological tension, trapping the viewer in the same uncertain space as the title suggests.

Medium
acrylic on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale

November 26, 2017

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Tomoo Gokita, Limbo, 2009

A shadowy figure emerges from Gokita's signature monochromatic palette, rendered in fluid, painterly strokes of black, white, and grey acrylic. The work embodies a suspended, dreamlike state between presence and absence, where the subject's identity dissolves into ambiguity. Gokita's restrained yet expressive technique evokes a sense of psychological tension, trapping the viewer in the same uncertain space as the title suggests.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Year
2009
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Contemporary Painter, Pop Surrealism, Acrylic On Canvas, Male Artist, Mysterious Mood, Japanese Artist, Psychological Atmosphere, Emerging Iconoclast, Pop Art Influence, Neo-Pop, Grayscale Tones, Figurative Art, 21st Century Art, Portrait, Contemporary Art, Monochromatic, Established Artist, Surrealist, Monochromatic Palette

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