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Koko and Michael's Art - Still Lifes
Through their paintings, Koko and Michael offer an unprecendented glimpse of the joys, frustrations and desires that they encounter in daily life. Their collection of acrylics on canvas include intriguing examples of these visual and emotional representations.
DINOSAUR by Michael
For this still life, Michael used his toy Tyrannosaurus
Rex as a model and ingenuously flipped the painting
over and simulated his toy's spikes by pressing his
work to the floor and lifting it upwards.
11 x 14 acrylic on canvas, 1984
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PEPPER by Michael
The model for this still life was a variegated
bell pepper, at an intermediate stage of ripeness,
red and green, with some yellow-orange. The
pepper is depicted resting on the stem end.
12 x 10 acrylic on canvas, 1984
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PINK PINK STINK NICE DRINK by Koko
Inspired by a nearby flowering meadow with a stream
running through it. Koko's word for flower is "stink,"
even though she admits that she loves their smell.
Acrylic on canvas
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PUMPKIN by Michael
Michael's still life of a pumpkin sitting on a white stool.
11 x 14 acrylic on canvas, 1983
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STINK GORILLA MORE by Michael
Michael's teacher Tyler brought a bouquet of flowers,
picked from the grounds of the Foundation, as a still
life for Michael to paint. The gorillas use the sign "stink"
to mean flower as well as odor. The bouquet was large,
so Michael signed more in titling his work.
16 x 16 acrylic on canvas, 1983
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TREE LETTUCE by Michael
Michael's still life of a bamboo shoot.
14 x 11 acrylic on canvas, 1983
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