18478-Paul Kostabi. 'Hotel 17'. Signed and numbered 55 of edition of 75. Giclee on heavy, hand-made cotton paper. 40.0 x 50.0 on 55.0 x 61.0 cm 
 
Paul Kostabi, b 1962. American artist, musician and music producer. Brother of artist Mark Kostabi. His works are mostly known to be psychedelic, intense, with bright faces, bold brush strokes and vibrant luminescent colours. He often layers his works with wording, a device lifted from modernist painting tradition. He is just as content to paint on low quality pre-gessoed student grade canvas as he is on the finest Belgium linen. He is he exhibits prolifically in the US and has public collections is Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Art, New York. New England for Contemporary Art, Brooklyn, Connecticut. Whitney Museum of American Art, video, Paper Tiger Sessions. Museion - Museum of modern and contemporary art, Bolzano Italy.