His playful documentation of courtship, leisure, and “low key vibes” drips with satire and social critique. He has developed a visual language through symbols and archetypes, which draw the viewer in, building a spectacle out of narratives ranging from provocative to mundane. The consistent lavender palette characterizing the series “Purple Reign” connects each panel to the next while the repetition of characters like “7uni” and “Yunn” engage the viewer with an unexpected and intimate perspective.
Influenced by international politics to the local hip-hop scene, RexChouk weaves contemporary youth culture from the GCC with themes of love, loneliness and daydreams. It is easy to draw
parallels to animated sitcoms like The Simpsons or Futurama, where social commentary and critique take the form of humor, irony and hyperbole. However, it would be a disservice to
define RexChouk’s approach in this manner alone. Although the artist’s time in New York has undoubtedly played a role in his artistic development, the strength of his work emanates from a
unique position of brutal honesty and unabashed storytelling, deeply rooted in regional contemporary culture and universalities. RexChouk’s playful charm is palpable; it is hard not to be drawn in by the lives of the characters portrayed and to wonder what may come of them.
The artist challenges familiar social conventions with a quixotic appeal to our senses. Candoras
and abayas give us a sense of place. His unarming artistic style provides us with a reason to be
at ease, and RexChouk’s unpredictable narratives offer the viewer permission to ask questions
about our present-day status quo.