{"product_id":"15620-douglas-kolk","title":"Douglas Kolk","description":"\u003cSPAN lang=EN-GB style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans-Plain; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\"\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans-Plain; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"\u003eFragmented and morbid, yet full of yearning and sensitivity, Douglas Kolk’s drawings and collages show people who seem to be at odds with themselves and on the verge of collapse. \u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-GB style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans-Plain; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\"\u003eInfluenced by Pop art and media images, his works have titles like \u003cI\u003eLifedeathlife;\u003c\/I\u003e \u003cI\u003eGreen Girls Die; A Boy Named Deth, A Girl Named Sic; Hi Sunflower!,\u003c\/I\u003e and \u003cI\u003eLadies + Gun Shoes\u003c\/I\u003e, and deal intensively with popular youth culture. \u003cBR\u003eKolk grew up in a nursing home led by his father, a Baptist preacher. \u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003cSPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans-Plain; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"\u003eHe studied graphic design, worked as an assistant to Robert Longo, and then as curator of a bank-owned art collection. In the mid-1990s his increasing success as an artist brought along with it the pressure of raised expectations, compelling him to stop working as an artist for a while. In the past few years he has returned\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;drawing. \u003c?xml:namespace prefix = \"o\" \/\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\n\u003cP\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/P\u003e\n","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44874911285512,"sku":"9783775718332","price":29.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8948\/8049\/files\/odoo_9783775718332_2d6994cb-4ecb-4976-a7bf-f1c7c4a15140.jpg?v=1744057247","url":"https:\/\/www.hatjecantz.de\/en\/products\/15620-douglas-kolk","provider":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}