Kuksi has studied with established artists in Italy, Austria and Spain, including participating in several international workshops including “Painting the Fantastic” with Robert Venosa in Italy, “Old Masters New Visions Seminar” with Philip Rubinov Jacobson in Austria and “Painting Dali’s Garden”, with Venosa in Spain.[21]
The artist’s paintings combine discordant elements and suggest an affinity with the macabre and enigmatic,[1] as "images are enmeshed in successive layers of incongruous and bizarre subjects".[1] His paintings and drawings have been described as reminiscent of old masters in their depiction of anatomical creation.[1] In addition, they have been critiqued as incorporating elements of surrealism and displaying ‘hallucinatory patterns and shapes deep within the delirium of paranoia and obsessive behaviours.’[1] According to critics, Kuksi’s paintings are “either so realistic they could be photos or psychedelic, almost esoteric”