KOKIAN (born in 1971). Composition. Acrylic on panel signed lower right. Height : 45,5 cm 45,5 cm - Width : 38 cm After a solitary childhood spent between Burma and Morocco, Kokian began a period of tagging in Paris, which allowed him to familiarize himself with urban art. In 1995, during a trip to New York, he found his own style, offensive and offbeat. He then abandons his former life to devote himself to painting. His works, spontaneous and impulsive, allow him to express his incomprehension of our society. Often cited as the heir of Basquiat and the neo-expressionist Bad-painting movement, Kokian energetically mixes figures, words and colors in his paintings. Today, his works are exhibited in New York, Moscow, Dubai, Paris and are present in important private collections.