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My paintings act as fossils of contemporary life — humorously excavating society’s darker sides to reveal the contradictions and complexities of being human.
Kottie Paloma
Born in 1974 in Los Angeles, Kottie Paloma is a painter whose work blends humor and grit to explore the darker facets of contemporary society. Drawing inspiration from cave paintings and archetypal symbols, his expressive figures evoke the emotional and psychological complexities of human existence. Now based in Vienna, Paloma has exhibited internationally and is included in major public collections such as Tate Modern and MoMA.