Rick Roco

The Artist

Rick Rocco is a contemporary pop surrealist painter whose work lives in the space between beauty and absurdity. His paintings are dreamlike collisions of childhood nostalgia, religious symbolism, and psychological unease—rendered with a precision that feels both cinematic and unsettlingly intimate. Rocco’s world is one where porcelain dolls weep, saints wear party hats, and innocence curdles just beneath the gloss of pastel perfection.

Style and Influence

Influenced by the theatrical storytelling of Mark Ryden, the humor of Marion Peck, and the emotional weight of Michael Hussar, Rocco has crafted a style that’s instantly recognizable—lush color, immaculate lighting, and a sense that something sacred and slightly wrong is happening just outside the frame. His work explores the contradictions of identity, desire, and the human condition, using the visual language of pop culture to expose the surreal architecture of modern emotion.

Based in California, Rick Rocco has quickly become one of the most captivating new voices in the lowbrow and pop-surrealist movements. Collectors and curators alike are drawn to his ability to balance technical mastery with fearless imagination—each painting a window into a story that feels at once whimsical, tragic, and hypnotically true.

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