Though he often works with traditional canvases and prints, Cox is perhaps best known for his immersive, large-scale drawings on everything from walls and clothes to cars, appliances, pianos, and more. That expansive quality has been a core facet of Cox’s popularity. “It’s a journey each time, and I am taking a walk through the drawing and discovering new things all the time.” “I don’t know how the final image will look until it’s complete,” Cox said. “It is like a meditation for me, and that’s why I love it.” The artist describes the construction of his compositions as accumulations of movement and form without any pre-planned direction-an uncorking of the unconscious, a free flow of hand to paper that allows for pure expression. “Doodling requires you to free your mind from stressful or crowded thoughts,” Cox told Artsy. But for the artist, doodling is first and foremost an escape. Monochrome mazes, cartoon hieroglyphs, an ever-growing web of squiggles and smiles-Cox’s work can be understood in any number of ways.

A prime example of Cox’s work, five limited-edition prints from his “Pop Heart” series were released by Pearl Lam Galleries on November 18th and are available now-exclusively on Artsy.

Over the course of the past year and change, the 27-year-old artist’s vast, interlocking compositions have propelled from the Instagram explore page to auction houses and beyond. The artist, born Sam Cox, has rocketed to fame on the back of his eponymous doodles.

Mr Doodle’s approach to artmaking is all but encapsulated in his name: legible, unpretentious, and full of whimsy.

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