We Are All Dying And We Will Be Dead For A Very Long Time

We Are All Dying And We Will Be Dead For A Very Long Time

2021

About the Artist

Kiko Escora, also known as Manila Animal, is a prolific, chameleon-like artist whose work changes with every exhibition.

Manila Animal

The thresholds of intimacy and violence negotiate on the brash surfaces of the sensual – no longer possessing the mien of nonchalance, rather an influx of references and imagery that preoccupy our daily experiences. As the boundaries of presence, of being one thing and another simultaneously expand beyond our person and shrink into ourselves, our sensualities are contaminated with interchanging gradient notions of possession (and to be possessed) as well as consumption (and to be consumed).

Superimposed on flat bold dimensions of color, Kiko Escora’s subjects occupy the space within these thresholds. Their expressions, gestures, and poses are explicitly arrested under a tacit vibe of pulsing unnerving energy. There are no abstractions, rather the manipulation of tones and the interplay of contours and flat silhouettes that situate them into the immediate. They are violently intimate in crossing the space between beholder and subject, and intimately violent in their visceral and unabashed domination of our vision.

Kiko Escora is a prolific artist, taking on different media and interests. He has done graphic design, fashion, metal sculptures, abstractions, and other sorts of installation. A visionary steward of Promethean underground, he derives inspiration from music, history, design, and architecture to disasters, dreams, loved ones, and lovers.

Material and Sizes

72cm X 124cm
acrylic paint, aerosol paint, laserjet paper printout, clear acetate, aluminum tape, aluminum tube, canvas, steel nails, metal screws, LED lightbulb, electrical hardware

Shipping & Timelines

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