Blinding, 2023
I had in fact, and in all spiritual sincerity, taken on the mission of returning him to his original state of child of the sun, and we wandered, nourished with the wine of the caverns and the tack of the highway, with me determined to find the location and the recipe.
Cole, a multi-disciplinary artist from the Midwest, has spent the past decade traveling west, immersing himself in various mediums, from oil paint and concrete to textile scraps and welded metal, reflecting his complex relationship with Los Angeles and Hollywood's urban landscape. During the pandemic, he launched cd1974, a unique clothing line worn by icons like Lenny Kravitz and Dave Chappelle, and established collections in LA, NYC, and Tokyo. Recently, Cole premiered Dying in Nature, a Western short, and is currently developing his directorial debut feature film alongside his painting practice.