Kevin Cole
1989-90
Mixed media on masonite
This mixed media piece was created with various articles of clothing. Using mixed media, Cole creates an abstract piece made up of multi-colored ribbons with various articles of clothing including a shoe, shirt, shorts, and pedestrian objects like backpacks and street signs. This piece is 9 ft tall and 18 ft wide.
Kevin Cole works in a variety of media to create three dimensional ‘wallworks’ that blend the boundaries of painting and sculpture. He works in a range of mediums, uses repetitive forms and color to create three dimensional structures that invite those who experience his work to reflect upon abstracted references to a necktie used for status, beauty, fashion and the destruction of human life. He was born in Arkansas and lives in Atlanta.
Atlanta City Hall, 5th Floor
55 Trinity Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30303