Description
‘Karaoke Kazoo’ by kEda Gomes
Artist: kEda Gomes
Title: ‘Karaoke Kazoo’
Medium: Mixed media on canvas
Dimensions: 11.4″ x 11.4″ x 1.4″
Framing: Unframed
Year of Creation: 2023
About the Artwork:
“To some, the Kazoo’s reverberating, comical duck notes are nails on a chalk board; to others a fond, amusing memory that plumes in a delightful smoke to temporarily glaze our vision with euphoria and hallucinations of times past. But if played again brings a frown: like a séance with the ghost of youth past, your aspirations and dreams slipping indelibly through your fingers as you grasp at those spectres.” – kEda Gomes
About the Artist:
(Artist Bio)
kEda is inspired by the contemporary/lowbrow and pop surrealist movement, which finally “allowed” for the exploration and indulgence in other forms of artistic expression.
Apart from exploration in concepts of identity and gaining a sense of permission to associate with various cultures (of one’s birthplace), kEda is also fascinated (more like obsessed) with myths and fairy tales. They are a constant source of inspiration and Guide, helping to explain complex (modern) moral and social topics. Along with various other childhood elements such as toys and games, kEda finds that the innocence creates both a palatable and a potent dichotomy when handling everyday topics in politics, identity, and society.