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JoKa's pseudonym is a fitting one given this Philadelphia-based artist's references to humor. Though not explicitly funny, there is a wit and cleverness to the skewed sense of reality in his paintings. The multiple layers of meaning - some absurd and some serious - parallel his process which consists of the seemingly maddening technique of hyperpointillism. JoKa painstakingly covers his canvases with paint applied to the tip of a toothpick and likens the painting to a kind of meditation, wherein the process takes over. While the process is astonishing, JoKa's execution is stellar as the finished product is just as important as the process.
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JoKa"Intermingling Proxemics"Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 23 x 11 inches, Custom Handmade Frame$755 |
JoKa"Technicolor Jawn"Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 23 x 11 inches, Custom Handmade Frame$699 |
JoKa"She Always Had Her Head in the Clouds, Now she Lives There"Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 23 x 11 inches, Custom Handmade Frame$655 |
JoKa"Fidelio"Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 10 x 8 inches, Blacklight Responsive$299 |
JoKa"I'm Just Hanging in this Tree with Hopes you will Catch a Glimpse of Me"Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 10 x 8 inches, Embellished Frame$275 |
JoKa"Woodland Critter"Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 7 x 9 inches,$222 |
JoKa"Yikes, Stripes"Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 5 x 7 inches,$199 |
JoKa"The Victory of the Echo Over the Sound (L)"2012, Acrylic on Board, 13 x 10.5 framed to 19 x 16.5 inches, Painted with toothpicksSold |
JoKa"Its Only Heat, Lets Make the Best of It"2008, Acrylic on Canvas Board, 10 x 12 framed to 14 x 16 inches, Painted with toothpicksSold |
JoKa"Night for Day"Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 23 x 11 inches, Custom Handmade FrameSold |
JoKa"I Remember the Night I Learned Death"2012, Acrylic on Panel, 6 x 6 inches, Painted with toothpicksSold |
JoKa"Prey Before Slumber"Acrylic on Board, 7 x 5 inches, Painted with toothpicksSold |
JoKa"We are Siamese if You Please"2012, Acrylic on Canvas, 6.5 x 2.5 framed to 8 x 4 inches, Painted with toothpicksSold |
JoKa"Blues Bedded Down"Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 8 x 12 inches, Embellished FrameSold |
JoKa"There's a Burning Flame in my Soul"Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 10 x 8 inches,Sold |
JoKa"You Can't Cheat a Cheetah"Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 5x7 inches, Framed to 6 x 8 inches in an embellished frameSold |
JoKa"Please be Careful"2011, Acrylic on Canvas painted with Toothpicks, 2.5 x 2.5 inches, Framed to 5 x 6 inchesSold |
JoKa"Drained to Kill"Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 9 x 7 inches,Sold |
JoKa"Seething Dreams"Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 5 x 7 inches,Sold |
Joka"I'm Melting Into a Puddle of Anticipation"Mixed Media, Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 5 x 7 inchesSold |
JoKa"Study Static"Mixed Media, Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 5 x 7 inchesSold |
JoKa"Icey Hot"Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 3 x 2 inches,Sold |
JoKa"Bond Girls"Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 3 x 2 inches,Sold |
JoKa"Bubblegum in Bed"Mixed Media, Dotted Acrylic on Vintage Pinup, 2 x 3 inchesSold |
JoKa"Astral Cortege 1"Print on Wood, 10 x 10 x 0.5 inches, Limited Edition of 33.Sold |
JoKa"Astral Cortege 2"Print on Wood, 10 x 10 x 0.5 inches, Limited Edition of 33.Sold |
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