Nicholas Bono Kennedy

About the artist:

Los Angeles based painter Nicholas Bono Kennedy spent a decade working as a visual development artist in animation. During that time, he focused on background painting and showcasing a character's personality through their environment, this helped shape the way Kennedy approaches his contemporary paintings.

Kennedy's paintings intricately dissect the relationship between inhabited spaces and humanity's ability to manipulate and control them, taking inspiration from everyday life and observations in both private and public domains. The depiction of interior plant life serves as a poignant reminder of our detachment from the natural world, even as we incorporate its fragments into our homes. Kennedy highlights the unintended ecological impacts of our actions, encouraging reflection on the human tendency towards narcissism and excess in so many of our endeavors.