KIKINOMO(b.1980, TW) is a Taiwan-based artist with a former professional background in the architectural design field. Over the years KIKINOMO had confronted with serious compulsive anxiety, which directed him from being a competitive designer in the field pursuing precision and portion to someone who finds a peace of mind by filling up canvas. In his ball pen drawings, sequence of seemingly irrelevant codes and totems resulted from his time-consuming drawing labor with only color ball pens are found everywhere on the canvas.

 

KIKINOMO’s work covers many important social phenomena and topics, such as global warming, the Umbrella Movements, animal-related stories or LGBTQ equality, as well as his personal life experiences, which expresses the artist’s deep empathy on others and his vision of the world.