Untitled
Kojo Griffin
American, born 1971
Details
Title
Untitled
Artist/Maker
Kojo Griffin (American, born 1971)
Date
1999
Medium
Mixed media
Dimensions
77 x 111 inches
Credit
Gift of Jennifer and Terry Weiss in honor of Judy and Washington Falk, III
Accession #
2006.150
Location
Currently not on view
Rag dolls and anthropomorphic figures populate Kojo Griffin’s paintings, which record the artist’s observations of human social behavior. Griffin’s psychologically charged art explores the moral and physical ramifications of human interaction. The strong influence of comic strips and children’s book illustrations is evident in Untitled through its emphasis on body language and spatial dimensions and its odd juxtapositions of characters in domestic spaces. Lurking beneath a seemingly saccharine exterior is subversive narrative content fraught with a sense of foreboding.
Image Copyright
© Kojo Griffin