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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Even back when books looked like this? (The book that the quote refers to)

The Political History of the Devil
Cover of a book ≠ book-cover

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

CIRCLES ON CIRCLES (2020) acrylic on birch ply (8 x 10)

Overlapping blue green circles with shadows of smaller black circles. Red accents subtly spill through.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

AT INFINITIES GATE (2020) acrylic on birch ply (12 x 12) #art #painting #abstract #acrylicpainting

Circles in silver and gold pierce through a cloudy stream of blacks and blues.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

GOLD / TEAL 6 (2020) acrylic on birch ply (12 x 12) #art #painting #acrylicpainting

Gold and teal streaks and drips down the canvas.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

IMPOSTER GENERALIST (2018) alcohol inks on birch ply (12 x 12) #art #painting #impostersyndrome

Stream of consciousness ramblings from a fraud.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

IVE FAILED EVERYONE (2020) watercolor on paper (11 x 17) #art #watercolorpainting #watercolor

Skulls with long spines stare at a failure as hoops slowly draw tight around their necks.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

PORTRAIT untitled (2026) wip acrylic on birch ply (18 x 24) #art #painting #acrylicpainting #portrait

Portrait, pink and red circles as background.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

TWO HEADS ARE BETTER (2022) acrylic on birch ply (18 x 24) #art #painting #acrylicpainting #portraitpainting

Painting of a couple in greens on a white background.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

WOUNDS 1 (2022) acrylic on birch ply (12 x 12) #painting #art

A gash extends across the top middle if the flesh coloured piece. Spiral impressions are embedded into the flesh tones.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

THIS WAY, THAT WAY (2020) watercolor, pen on paper (5 x 7) #watercolor #painting #ideology

A pole with many heads sprouting out.

"This way!"
"That way!"
"Over here."

They say.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Let's pool our resources and buy a plot of land somewhere. Or vote.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Um, buddy... Let's just sit down for a min.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

FLY, GURL, FLY (2025) watercolor, pen on paper (5 x 7 #watercolor #sketchbook #ballerina

A ballerina cranes in front of Chinatown as a boy recites John 3:16 for his father's social media campaign. Teens do wheelies on e-bikes in the street.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Darkside is fantastic. Psyhic is a great album. Check out his side project Against All Logic. And his Nymphes record. Also Dengue, Dengue, Dengue is another group I found. Pua was the song I first heard.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A PHOENIX (2025) watercolor, pen on paper (5 x 7) #watercolor #octaviabutler #quotes

In order to rise from its own ashes, a phoenix first must burn.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The admin is intentionally burning through our reserves so we have less credibility to NATO and the EU, thus increasing the ability for China to take Taiwan and Russia to take Ukraine.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

THE LONELY THRONE (2019) watercolor, ink on paper (11 x 17) #watercolor #illustration #painting

King Charles, a boxy, tall, thin robot stands in the middle of an endless field of tiny squares. Reds, blues, and pinks, blend together in the background.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The admin is intentionally burning through our reserves so we have less credibility to NATO and the EU, thus increasing the ability for China to take Taiwan and Russia to take Ukraine.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A SECURITY STATE (2025) Brush pen, gel pen on paper (4 x 6) #sketchbook #sketch #brushpen #gelpen

An private allied security guard stands in the central library park preventing familys and individuals from laying down in said park, like a true patriot.

Text floats around the gaurdwith a pig nose, pig feet, and a giant vulva sprouting from his pants.

"No laying down in the park"
"Allied with business."
"I'm a giant pussy."

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Working on some t-shirt graphics from my sketches. First one is done. SELF (2026) Digital Illustration #tshirt #graphicdesign #illustration

Upcoming T-Shirt Design

A being is crumpled to the ground trying to hold up an ever increasing pile of the word "SELF" above their head.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Whoa. That reservoir!! Chunky boy.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It's at 99 Warehouse. Saved you an ad filled, paid content click.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

BOURGEOISIE IN A TREE (2020) acrylic on canvas (12 x 12) #acrylicpainting #painting

A man holds a tennis racket as he dangles from a noosd hanging in a tall tree. A urine stain has spread from the crotch if his shorts. The sky, a vibrant pink, fills most if the background. The lower third portion of the background is purple. Tennis balls fill in the crevasses of the base of the tree.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

WHEN A FIRE STARTS TO BURN (2025) acrylic on canvas (9 x 12) #acrylicpainting #painting #eatoncanyon

Eaton Canyon. A burnt tree branch sprouts new leaves and flowersagainsst a pink and redbackground filled with circles.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

OATH OF THE DARK FOREST Friends, give me the courage, to change the many things I can. The grace to accept What will, or will not. What may, or may not. And the wisdom to grow, irrespective of the inherent uncertainty.

Carlos Kage stands in the middle of Eagle Rock Blvd.

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CARLOS KAGE @issuevisuals.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

SUPLEX (2025) acrylic on canvas (12 x 12)

A collage like acryclic paints. Text, objects, and abstract shapes layer over one another.

Predominantly a vibrant pink, with a green background. Repeating circles fill the empty areas.

Text includes "LESSER OF TWO EVILS." "FIRM DECREE" "HUMAN"

A figure stands on its hands with a zero skateboard flying above. The figure's chest is missing and its heart is on the floor helping to hold the body upright.

A tiered cake featues prominently in the center with a pile of books around the base and knives stuck into the top tiers. The cake says "LET THEM"

Blood drips from top bottom of the piece.

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