Description

“Demon” is what happens when you decide to stop running—from yourself, from the pain, from the old stories whispering in the back of your mind. This painting isn’t about evil—it’s about confrontation. It’s the moment when the masks drop and you stare your shadows right in the face.

Born out of a deeply personal reckoning, “Demon” reflects that internal battle between what we think we are and what we don’t want to admit still lingers in the corners of our spirit. Rage, shame, fear, old habits—all of it. But this isn’t a painting about defeat. It’s about witnessing.

The strokes are raw. The colors are charged—like something primal bleeding through the canvas. It’s not pretty. It’s not polite. But it’s real. And sometimes, real is the most beautiful thing of all.

“Demon” is a portrait of what it means to take your pain out of hiding and hold it in the light—not to celebrate it, but to finally understand it. To say: You don’t own me anymore.

Created by Nick Mokashi as a personal exorcism, this piece is for anyone who’s ever had to fight their own reflection just to come out on the other side.