MARK KOSTABI

• MARK KOSTABI is an American painter, sculptor, and composer. His works explore various themes, including suicide, love, and the role of technology in the modern world. In 1981, he studied at California State University, Fullerton. In 1982, he moved to New York and began his career as a painter. In 1986, he designed the shopping bag for Bloomingdale’s. In 1988, he established a large studio called ""Kostabi World,"" where he employed multiple painters to create artworks based on his ideas, producing pieces through teamwork. He is known for his paintings featuring strange human figures with featureless heads and sack-like bodies. With a global following, his works are housed in prestigious institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Major Collections: MOCA; National Gallery of Art,Washington, D.C.; TheMetropolitan Museum of Art, and The Museum of Modern Art.