Kai Jenkins

Artist Statement: Kai’s love of humor and the absurd can be seen in their illustrative skills as well as in their cheeky approach to exploring new mediums. Always a fan of the chaotic humor of internet/social culture, Kai finds beauty in mashups and juxtaposition of popular imagery. When looking at LeRoi’s work, Kai found some kinship with the way that he represented different faces with this mask-esque quality. Kai decided to mash up and remix this approach using portrait photography, digital collage, and physical collage to create their own masks using the reconstitution of facial features as well as the bold colors found in LeRoi’s work.