Aviation Art Gikosh
"Lilac Roller XXIII"
Design | 35.4x82.7 in
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14 artworks by Aviation Art Gikosh (Selection)
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All works of art and furniture are made from original airplanes.
Aviation Art Gikosh
"Tawny Eagle XX"
Design | 45.3x216.5 in
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Aviation Art Gikosh
"Blue Swallow XVII"
Design | 30.3x122.1 in
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Aviation Art Gikosh
"Eastern Imperial Eagle XXI"
Design | 30.3x118.1 in
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Aviation Art Gikosh
"Night Owls"
Design | 11.8x70.9 in
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Aviation Art Gikosh
"Crested Crane XII"
Design | 23.6x78.7 in
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Aviation Art Gikosh
"Falcon XVI"
Design | 31.5x78.7 in
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Aviation Art Gikosh
"Ashy Starling X"
Design | 39.4x70.9 in
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Aviation Art Gikosh
"Albatross XXV"
Design | 74.8x78.7 in
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Aviation Art Gikosh
"Grey Heron XXVII"
Design | 59.8x78.7 in
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Aviation Art Gikosh
"Hummingbird IX"
Design | 29.5x78.7 in
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Aviation Art Gikosh
"Kingfisher XVIII"
Design | 29.5x74.8 in
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Aviation Art Gikosh
"Fiscal Shrike XXII"
Design | 29.5x78.7 in
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Aviation Art Gikosh
"Nightingale Clocks"
Design | 157.5x322.8 in
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Biography
IN THE HEART OF NAIROBI’S GIKOMBA MARKET (KENYA), CAMOUFLAGED IN ONE OF THE MANY PILES OF TIN TRUNKS, LIES AN UNDERGROUND BUNKER. IT’S A MYSTICAL WORKSHOP RUN BY A GROUP OF EX-AERONAUTIC ENGINEERS WHO SALVAGE PARTS FROM ABANDONED AIRPLANES, MODIFYING THEM INTO HAND-MADE FUNCTIONAL ART AND FURNITURE PIECES.
THIS IS THE STORY OF THE CRAFTSMEN, THEIR ART AND THE LEGACY OF GIKOSH THAT LIVES ON UNTIL THIS DAY.
LITTLE WAS KNOWN ABOUT THEM.
UNTIL NOW ...
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SWITZERLAND
- Date of birth : unknown date
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- Groups: Contemporary Swiss Artists
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Last modification date : Sep 20, 2018
(Member since 2018)
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Added Sep 20, 2018
Migrationology and Gikosh video
A video tour of Gikomba, Dagoretti, and Kenyata Market with Migrationology and Gikosh for food and up-cycling art.
Added Sep 20, 2018
Air Gikosh Exhibition - Nairobi, Kenya
A joint exhibition between Gikosh and Osborne Macharia at the Juction Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Celebrating aviation art and new wave of creativity exploding out of Eastern Africa.
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