{"id":2254,"date":"2014-11-18T15:28:15","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T20:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/?p=2254"},"modified":"2019-12-24T17:07:36","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T22:07:36","slug":"vakseen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/vakseen","title":{"rendered":"Vakseen"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"vakseen-brilliant-dope\"
\nBrilliant Dope<\/em>
\n21″x21″; acrylic paint on wood panel; 2014<\/p>\n

Vakseen
\nLos Angeles, California, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n

STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always felt they were God\u2019s greatest creation, so my work evolves around women, their natural allure and the insecurities or confidence created by Pop culture. Simply stated, my work is a reflection of society\u2019s idolization of beauty. I can\u2019t imagine being a woman in this world. Everywhere you turn you have these \u201cperfect\u201d images that are supposed to represent an image every woman can relate to. Everything has to be perfect. But if you\u2019re not perfect, there\u2019s always plastic surgery, Botox, makeup, jewellery or fashion accessories to provide some sort of remedy. With that foundation, I use high end fashion magazines to clip and surgically collage the perfect pieces together to bring my creations to life. From here, I recreate everything and paint these beautifully insecure souls onto the canvas. If I have to label it, my focus is definitely surrealism, consistently fused with elements of hyperrealism and cubism. My work is simply a reflection of the surreal, superficial times we live in and I want to suck you into my world, even if it\u2019s just for a brief moment. I want my work to consistently spark complex dialogue, captivate the viewer\u2019s senses and most importantly, question the importance we place on outer appearances.<\/p>\n

BIO<\/strong><\/p>\n

While music has played the driving force in his business career, Otha \u201cVakseen\u201d Davis III’s passion for the arts has served as his key to sanity in the fast paced entertainment industry. Drawing inspiration from women, emotions, and popular culture, his paintings deal with the theme of female identity and evolve around society’s idolization of beauty, the enhancements women endure to obtain this level of “perfection” and the impact this has on the female species. Vakseen has been selected for over 35 solo and group exhibitions in various galleries and venues throughout Los Angeles. His paintings have also been selected and featured in over 40 art and literary magazines and been sold to collectors and art enthusiasts throughout Los Angeles and the Southeast region of the U.S.<\/p>\n

ARTIST CONTACT<\/strong><\/p>\n

[click to email<\/a>]
\nwww.vakseen.com<\/a><\/p>\n

IMAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"vakseen-ribbon-in-her-eyes\"
\nRibbon In Her Eyes<\/em>
\n24″x18″; acrylic paint on canvas; 2014<\/p>\n

\"vakseen-she-got-the-jazz\"
\nShe Got The Jazz<\/em>
\n20″x20″; acrylic paint on canvas; 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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