Sexy, fun, snarky, creative, whimsical. Those are words I would use to describe the Haas Brother’s current collection, titled “King Dong Come” on display at a recent exhibition at R & Company, in Tribeca, NYC.

The Haas Brothers, (who are twins) – Nikolai and Simon grew up in Austin, Texas surrounded by a full family of artists. Their mother is an opera singer, their father a sculptor (who also taught them music, writing, singing and painting) and their brother who is an actor. In their early teens they studied stone carving under their father mastering the craft before leaving home. In 2003 the twins split to pursue different artistic pursuits. Simon enrolled at RISD studying painting, while Nikolai toured as a musician. The two reconvened in 2007 in LA to tour with a band, then founded The Haas Brothers when approached by architects to collaborate on a friend’s project. The brothers collected early praise on their exceptional craftsmanship. They have evolved from collaboration to taking off solo with their own creativity with highly successful works.

In these works, they explore an aesthetic related to nature, sexuality, sci-fi, psychedelia and color theory. Materials ingeniously combine fur, brass, bronze, porcelain to technical resins and creative colorization that changes in different lighting.

Always a fun treat to see their work in person, images cannot due justice capturing the essence of these works.