Zolo Kis

Backstabbed Boy

Backstabbed Boy by Zolo Kis — framed face split into red and white halves with an orange patterned background

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  • 900 mm × 900 mm
  • Acrylic Paint on MDF
  • CNC – Milled
  • 1pc Limited
  • Framed
  • 2022

Two, Zero, Two, Two. Engine failure.
12 G down to the earth. Hard crash.

May I have a question?
Where the fuck I’m?
Desert?
No. Jungle.

Gallery

Backstabbed Boy by Zolo Kis — close-up of rectangular relief patterns and the Backstabbed Boy title
Backstabbed Boy by Zolo Kis — close-up of a diamond motif and red shapes on black
Backstabbed Boy by Zolo Kis — close-up of diagonal relief lines and the Zolo Kis signature by the frame
Backstabbed Boy by Zolo Kis — the framed portrait hanging above a radiator illuminated with red light
Backstabbed Boy by Zolo Kis — detail of orange, black and pale rectangular patterns beside the wooden frame
Backstabbed Boy by Zolo Kis — low-angle close-up across the red and white face in the studio
Backstabbed Boy by Zolo Kis — close-up of the wooden frame corner and triangular milled pattern
Backstabbed Boy by Zolo Kis — back of the wooden panel with handwritten text, title and signature
Backstabbed Boy by Zolo Kis — angled view of the framed red and white face on a wooden table beside a plant
Backstabbed Boy by Zolo Kis — the complete framed artwork lying on a wooden table beneath a plant

Process

Backstabbed Boy by Zolo Kis — taped face shapes during the red and white painting stage
Backstabbed Boy by Zolo Kis — black underpainting over the milled design
Backstabbed Boy by Zolo Kis — masking tape separating red, orange and white painted areas
Backstabbed Boy by Zolo Kis — painting in progress on a worktable with masking tape, tools and red paint