Ultimately, after competing locally and nationally, he was awarded a coveted spot at 'National Lyceum of Arts' in Tirana. He focused on getting accepted into the finest art high school of his native Albania. By the age of 13 he had made up his mind to become an artist and devote his life to the arts. Influenced by many places where he lived, Albanian born artist J.Kote began his journey towards artistic self-discovery in his youth and never looked back.įrom very young age he was endlessly drawing and had the innate urge to create. The results are paintings that tremble in stillness with energy and light. Kote's trade marks are his bold brush work and sweeping strokes of vibrant colors applied - more often than not - with a pallet knife, while other areas of the canvas are left monochromatic and devoid of detail creating a negative space that lets the eye drift to infinity. With the lightness of a true master's hand he combines classic academic and abstract elements, fusing these, literally letting them run into each other with dripping rivulets of riveting colors and light. Kote achieves this delicate balance of seemingly contradictory qualities through his complete mastery in technique, and through years of experimenting to find his own unique style. They are lyrically stunning and romantic, edgy and current.

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