Kos Cos

Born: 1974

Hometown: Sai Kung

Based in: Hong Kong

Kos was born in Sri Lanka into an artistic family and began drawing and painting at an early age. After school, his playground was his father's agency workshop, where he studied and practised brush skills in the golden age of hand-drawn advertising. In 1999, he moved to Hong Kong, where he has worked in a creative capacity in the film, advertising, and digital advertising industries.

Kos paints in loud and dominant styles, cheap brushes used to apply dripping oils in crude fast brush strokes, experimental combinations of acrylics and charcoal, tropical colour pallets carried to the extreme. From the inspiration he draws on to his choice of subject matter and the materials he uses, Kos's work is a celebration of diversity in every sense.

Artwork

Richard Branson mentally preparing to cross the Atlantic in a hot air balloon.

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 2,500

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Javier Bardem playing with his orange-eyed tree frog

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 3,500

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Sergey Brin writing his codes for Surveillance capitalism

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 2,750

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What if "The Joker" was directed by Alfred Hitchcock?

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 3,250

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Imagine a man enjoying a pink color space salad, imported from Mars

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 3,800

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Boy in yellow, throwing stones at ducks in the park

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 3,500

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When Kanye West realised God was using him to show off

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 3,800

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Kos walking through a bluebell forest in Belgium (self-portrait)

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 4,500

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Girl riding a purple unicorn in a lavender field at dawn

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 3,800

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Mind-bending Benedict Cumberbatch teaching English to Tibetan monks in Himalayas

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 4,250

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An old man crosses an orange color wooden bridge in Kyoto

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 3,500

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Joy

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 3,500

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Her Royal Highness playing with Mermaid Barbie

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 2,750

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Symmetry in Motion; The Awakening

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 3,800

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Man chased by a brown bear in black forest

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 3,500

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Lize is picking oranges in her garden wearing a magenta blazer

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 4,250

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Paul Smith searching for his lucky rabbits while travelling to Nottingham

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 4,500

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Girl playing with a spinning top

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 3,800

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Girl walking through a field of sunflowers on a sunny day

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

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US$ 3,800

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The dancers

Kos Cos, Hong Kong

Painting

US$ 6,666

Kos Cos In The Studio

More About Kos Cos

Question Icon What inspires you?

Everything

Question Icon What are 3 words that best describe your work?

Time, Abstract, Contemporary

Question Icon Who are some artists that have influenced your work?

Lucian Freud, Gerhard Richter, Edgar Degas, Jean-Michel Basquiat, George Condo

Question Icon What is the most important tool when creating your work?

Mind

Question Icon Where do you go for inspiration?

To the Sea

Collections Featuring Kos Cos

11 Collections

Artworks if You Like Picasso

13 Artists, 25 Products

Last updated: February 23, 2021

Pink Art Collection

56 Artists, 63 Products

Last updated: November 30, 2020

Statement Artworks

36 Artists, 40 Products

Last updated: November 29, 2020

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Articles Featuring Kos Cos

2 Articles

Julia Morton on the Generative Art Movement

November 15, 2021

The Artling's Top Figurative Artists

July 18, 2019