The Flamingoes
By Kos Cos
US$ 6,666
Overview
2019
Oil Paint, Oil on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 120cm (H) x 90cm (W) x 2cm (D) / 47.2" (H) x 35.4" (W) x 0.8" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
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Artist statement
In “Glitches of the Future”, I envision an unsettling future in which humans lose their humanity
as they “merge” with artificial intelligence. I portrayed tech-enabled humans as “jokers”,
ridiculous in their need to be online 24/7. With information fed straight to their brains, it made me
think perhaps they do not need eyes or ears, or a mouth even – in fact, they could be people
without any senses.
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Artist profile
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 …
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