Kinke Kooi - Drawings

Kinke Kooi makes drawings that glorify and pacify difference and difficulties, be it one’s place in the world, fat, sag, holes, beauty, body hair, decoration, social status, or just keeping it together. Her use of repetition or maybe obsession is a form of meditation for both the maker and the vi... Read more

Kinke Kooi makes drawings that glorify and pacify difference and difficulties, be it one’s place in the world, fat, sag, holes, beauty, body hair, decoration, social status, or just keeping it together. Her use of repetition or maybe obsession is a form of meditation for both the maker and the viewer. And there is a persistent use of pink which runs the gamut of possibilities, from pretty to sweet to sickly to fleshy.