XoX Vitruvian Kiddo

About XoX Vitruvian Kiddo

This indoor figurative pop art table top sculpture is made from resin.

Playful, colourful and imaginative, Viktor Mitic’s latest series of unique sculptures appear to merge pop art with science fiction. XoX looks like an animated figure (a superhero?)--dressed in short overalls, clown-like shoes, two sets of large hands waving, upturned ball cap, bird-like face, jet pack on his back, a heart (XoX) on his chest. The colour palette is bright and contemporary—turquoise, red, blue and orange stand out against the black of the figure. These 3-D figures began as digital creations, sculpted out of resin and hand painted.
Their form was initially inspired by the towering abstract sculptures Mitic produced from images of paint splashes on his studio floor. The name, ‘Vitruvian’ is a nod to the famous drawing by Leonardo da Vinci called ‘Vitruvian Man’. It represented the ‘ideal human form’ drawn inside a circle and a square designed to symbolize the connection between the body, mathematics and the universe.

“This character has emerged from a shadow of one of my sculptures ( as in the video). I have always been a fan of science as well as science fiction writing and movies. For me, XOX is a ‘being’ that came out of a technological world possibly from another galaxy.” Viktor Mitic

“As an icon, or hybrid worthy Viktor Mitic- X-O-X has a synthetic, playful identity. It’s culturally a fusion of influences brought together in one formal public sculpture.” John K. Grande, author, poet, essayist

Viktor Mitic is a Canadian artist who was born in Serbia. As a young man, he attended various art schools for classical training in Europe. After immigrating to Canada at age 20, he earned a BFA from the University of Toronto in 1995 and took additional studies in art history at Sheridan College. He has exhibited his post-Pop inspired paintings, prints and colourful abstract sculptures at the Muramatsu Gallery in Tokyo, The Armory Show in NYC, Art Chicago and Toronto. His work is held in corporate, private, and public collections.