Brian Kokoska
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Brian Kokoska is a contemporary artist currently based in New York
. He attended Emily Carr University of Art and Design, graduating with a BFA in early 2010. His work became more publicized after moving from his hometown of Vancouver to New York. Kokoska is known for his wild and provocative paintings, but also creates computer made images in the form of limited edition zines.
Kokoska's paintings have been featured in both print and online publications including artUS Magazine, V Magazine
, VMAN Magazine
, Piana Magazine (Poland), and FFW Brazil. His works are part of various private collections internationally, and have been exhibited throughout the United States, Canada, and abroad. He is recognized as one of the top 1000 living painters in contemporary art by Amsterdam's Art Initiative Verfhond.
Many of Kokoska's paintings are figurative and deal with sexuality
, fetish
, ritual
, and gender
, though he does sometimes work with abstraction. Brian currently lives and works in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
. An unofficial fan blog titled Brian Kokoska Obsession has recently surfaced online dedicated to the life and work of the artist.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He attended Emily Carr University of Art and Design, graduating with a BFA in early 2010. His work became more publicized after moving from his hometown of Vancouver to New York. Kokoska is known for his wild and provocative paintings, but also creates computer made images in the form of limited edition zines.
Kokoska's paintings have been featured in both print and online publications including artUS Magazine, V Magazine
V (American magazine)
V magazine is an American fashion magazine published since 1999. The magazine is printed seasonally and highlights trends in fashion, film music and art. A men's fashion quarterly entitled VMAN started as an offshoot in 2003.-History:...
, VMAN Magazine
V (American magazine)
V magazine is an American fashion magazine published since 1999. The magazine is printed seasonally and highlights trends in fashion, film music and art. A men's fashion quarterly entitled VMAN started as an offshoot in 2003.-History:...
, Piana Magazine (Poland), and FFW Brazil. His works are part of various private collections internationally, and have been exhibited throughout the United States, Canada, and abroad. He is recognized as one of the top 1000 living painters in contemporary art by Amsterdam's Art Initiative Verfhond.
Many of Kokoska's paintings are figurative and deal with sexuality
Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
, fetish
Sexual fetishism
Sexual fetishism, or erotic fetishism, is the sexual arousal a person receives from a physical object, or from a specific situation. The object or situation of interest is called the fetish, the person a fetishist who has a fetish for that object/situation. Sexual fetishism may be regarded, e.g...
, ritual
Ritual
A ritual is a set of actions, performed mainly for their symbolic value. It may be prescribed by a religion or by the traditions of a community. The term usually excludes actions which are arbitrarily chosen by the performers....
, and gender
Gender
Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them. Depending on the context, the discriminating characteristics vary from sex to social role to gender identity...
, though he does sometimes work with abstraction. Brian currently lives and works in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
. An unofficial fan blog titled Brian Kokoska Obsession has recently surfaced online dedicated to the life and work of the artist.