Kinoko (1977) - A Garden in Blue

“A Garden in Blue” by KINOKO presents a lively floral arrangement in which delicate white flowers, colourful buds and elongated leaves rise from a pale vase. Set against a rich turquoise-blue background, the composition brings together expressive red stems, sweeping green foliage and touches of yellow, blue and white. A hand-drawn green border surrounds the scene, giving the work the character of an illustrated page from an imaginary botanical journal.

Combining the spontaneity of drawing with the expressive qualities of painting, KINOKO creates a contemporary floral composition that feels both playful and poetic. The loose brushwork, simplified forms and unexpected colour combinations move away from traditional botanical representation, favouring imagination and visual rhythm. The result is a distinctive piece of contemporary mixed-media art, celebrating the charm of flowers through a fresh and personal visual language.

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Unique SKU: HCO-KIN-AGB-2026-015

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KiNOKO

KiNOKO is a Colombian artist whose practice encompasses painting, works on paper and publishing. Born in Medellín in 1977 and now based in London, the artist’s work is rooted in an enduring fascination with dreams, memory and the unexpected relationship between image and language.

For more than a decade, KiNOKO has maintained an extensive archive of dreams, recording recurring images, symbols and fragments of narrative that gradually find their way into visual and written work. This ongoing collection forms a central part of the practice, where the associative logic of dreams becomes a means of exploring the unconscious and reinterpreting the familiar from unexpected perspectives.

Moving fluidly between painting and writing, KiNOKO’s work often brings together humour, domestic imagery and surreal encounters. Rather than translating dreams literally, the artist draws upon their fragmented and unpredictable nature, allowing disparate images and ideas to coexist with a sense of intimacy and strangeness.

KiNOKO studied at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts before completing an MFA in Painting at the San Francisco Art Institute on a full fellowship. The artist’s professional practice spans more than two decades across painting, design and publishing, including the publication of five children’s books, two of which were also illustrated.

The work has been exhibited internationally, including presentations at AAF Hampstead and AAF Battersea, alongside solo exhibitions at Christine X Gallery in Malta, Gallery Hadeland Lights in Norway, Gallery LNM in Oslo, Arendal Kunstforeningen and Gallery Galtung Huser. In 2008, KiNOKO was nominated for the Carnegie Art Award.

The artist’s paintings are held in public and private collections, including the Office of the Prime Minister of Norway, KPA Art Collection, Standard Norway and Høyskolen Kristiania. KiNOKO has received support from Arts Council Norway, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond and Innovation Norway, and has mentored art and design students at the University of the Arts London.

Through painting and language, KiNOKO creates a space where dreams and everyday life intersect. The resulting works inhabit a delicate territory between the domestic and the unconscious, inviting viewers to discover the unfamiliar within the ordinary.

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