NKSIN

MY DAVID X

€900

Edition of 3060.0 (H) × 60.0 (W) cm

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NKSIN presents a brooding snapshot with a colourful twist.

MY DAVID X takes inspiration from old and new artistic traditions. While the smoking subject is influenced by ‘90s American cartoons and graffiti culture, NKSIN draws on traditional sfumato painting techniques to seamlessly blend one shade into the next. Pioneered by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci and translating to mean evaporates, this use of hazy blending enables NKSIN to explore tonal variation – giving his work a distinct softness. Acid yellow headphones introduce a stark visual contrast. Together with a pale grey hoodie, both layered on top of the composition as hand-collaged elements, they ground their wearer within a specifically modern context.

Framing

Prints can be ordered float-mounted in one of two bespoke framing options – matte black painted wood or matte white painted wood.

Medium

Archival pigment print with silkscreened high gloss varnish and hand-collaged elements on 330gsm Somerset Enhanced Satin paper.

Certificate of Authenticity

Arrives with a certificate of authenticity.

Finishing

Lower right corner signed, numbered and dated.

Release date

September 19, 2023

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Portrait photo of NKSIN standing in front of his artwork

NKSIN1 collaborationWhen you look at NKSIN’s portraits, it’s clear that he’s a perfectionist. Inspired by '90s American cartoons, he spray-paints actors, musicians and painters – all icons who created the culture of their time. The ultra-stylised black-and-white paintings look almost digital. Every gradient is flawlessly blended. Every edge is perfectly crisp. But despite this alluring sense of cohesion, the portraits represent something much more fractured – society. Growing up in a Japanese Filipino household, NKSIN often felt deeply frustrated that his community didn't embrace his biracial background. His work uses these personal experiences as a starting point to look at all forms of discrimination in the modern world.

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