Koa
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Koa

France • 1987

His work is a modern and delicious blend of colors combined with powerful contrasts. His unashamedly naive style breaks academic codes and celebrates the infancy of art.

Biography

KOA is the alias of Ophélie Simonet, a self-taught artist, born in 1987 in La Rochelle, who shakes up brushes and minds from her HQ in Vendée.

Her world? A dopamine hit of pop culture, humor, nostalgia, and graphics. Touched by a rare form of synesthesia (ordinal-linguistic personification), the artist cultivates an atypical visual and creative sensibility.

Alongside his , KOA decided in 2024 to come out of the woodwork. Painting is his form of freedom and authenticity, his playground, his antidote to the monotony of everyday life and the monochrome of the era.

His work is a modern and delicious blend of colors combined with powerful contrasts. His unashamedly naive style breaks academic codes and celebrates the infancy of art.

Designed with a playful approach, its collectible pieces (such as figurines, toys, images, etc.) promise to revive disenchanted generations and inject a dose of fun into any wall.

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All artworks

Painting

Painting, Fenêtre sur cour, Koa

Koa

Painting . 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€790

Painting, Trees, Koa

Koa

Painting . 24 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€270

Painting, Bigorlithos, Koa

Koa

Painting . 55 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting . 21.7 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch

€530

Painting, Motifation #2, Koa

Koa

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€630

Painting, Motifation #3, Koa

Koa

Painting . 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€310

Painting, Motifation #1, Koa

Koa

Painting . 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€630

Painting, Vert Sapin, Koa

Koa

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€210

Painting, Bleu Roi, Koa

Koa

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€210

Painting, Rose bonbon, Koa

Koa

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€210

Painting, Homes, Koa

Koa

Painting . 24 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€270

Painting, Cats, Koa

Koa

Painting . 24 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€270

Painting, Dance with me, Koa

Koa

Painting . 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€310

Painting, Mosaïk, Koa

Koa

Painting . 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€310

Painting, Violet Électrique, Koa

Koa

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€210

Painting, Vert d'Eau, Koa

Koa

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€210

Painting, Mushrooms, Koa

Koa

Painting . 24 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€270

Painting, Le Homard, Koa

Koa

Painting . 24 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€270

Painting, Mout, Koa

Koa

Painting . 7 x 7 x 2 cm Painting . 2.8 x 2.8 x 0.8 inch

€80 €76

Painting, Lasse de Trèfles, Koa

Koa

Painting . 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€430 €387

Painting, Joli comme un coeur, Koa

Koa

Painting . 30 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€430

Painting, Tu tombes a pique, Koa

Koa

Painting . 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€430

Painting, Tiens-toi a carreaux, Koa

Koa

Painting . 30 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€430

Painting, Les Poissons, Koa

Koa

Painting . 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€430

Painting, Homes, Koa

Koa

Painting . 24 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€270

Painting, Splash Game, Koa

Koa

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

Sold

Painting, Mouts Rouge, Koa

Koa

Painting . 7 x 7 x 2 cm Painting . 2.8 x 2.8 x 0.8 inch

Sold

Painting, Mout bleu, Koa

Koa

Painting . 7 x 7 x 3 cm Painting . 2.8 x 2.8 x 1.2 inch

Sold

Painting, Splash and furious, Koa

Koa

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

Sold

Painting, Splash Game, Koa

Koa

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

Sold

Painting, Bleu Canard, Koa

Koa

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

Sold

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