4me4you recently visited Rhodes Contemporary Gallery, where works by Kevin Sabo were on view.
Working within a restrained palette of black and cream, punctuated by deliberate flashes of colour, Sabo pushes proportion to the edge of theatricality. Figures tilt, elongate, and swell, charged with an almost electric intensity.
Despite their elastic, almost cartoon-like quality, these figures are rendered with careful precision in graphite. Influences from mid-century stylisation and twentieth-century expressionism shape Sabo’s balance between exaggeration and sensitivity.
“I’m interested in that intersection — playful and tender at the same time. The character isn’t separate from me, even as a queer man. She’s not a literal parallel — it’s about energy. There’s fantasy involved, like drag. I’m inventing allure through proportion and leaving the door open for connection.”
Artist: Kevin Sabo
