KAWSFollow COMPANION VS ASTROBOY signed and dated 'KAWS..02' lower right screenprint on black wove paper 90.2 x 65.6 cm (35 1/2 x 25 7/8 in.) Executed in 2002, this work is from an edition of 50.
Description Please note this lot is the property of a private individual. Provenance Elms Lesters, London Private Collection, London Acquired from the above by the present owner Exhibited London, Elms Lesters Painting Rooms, #@!*$ : RECENT WORKS . KAWS 21 - 27 October 2002 (another example exhibited) Artist Bio KAWS American • 1974 Follow To understand the work of KAWS is to understand his roots in the skateboard and graffiti crews of New York City. Brian Donnelly chose KAWS as his moniker to tag city streets beginning in the 1990s, and quickly became a celebrated standout in the scene. Having swapped spray paint for explorations in fine art spanning sculpture, painting and collage, KAWS has maintained a fascination with classic cartoons, including Garfield, SpongeBob SquarePants and The Simpsons, and reconfigured familiar subjects into a world of fantasy. Perhaps he is most known for his larger-than-life fiberglass sculptures that supplant the body of Mickey Mouse onto KAWS' own imagined creatures, often with 'x'-ed out eyes or ultra-animated features. However, KAWS also works frequently in neon and vivid paint, adding animation and depth to contemporary paintings filled with approachable imagination. There is mass appeal to KAWS,,who exhibits globally and most frequently in Asia, Europe and the United States. View More Works
KAWSFollow COMPANION VS ASTROBOY signed and dated 'KAWS..02' lower right screenprint on black wove paper 90.2 x 65.6 cm (35 1/2 x 25 7/8 in.) Executed in 2002, this work is from an edition of 50.
Description Please note this lot is the property of a private individual. Provenance Elms Lesters, London Private Collection, London Acquired from the above by the present owner Exhibited London, Elms Lesters Painting Rooms, #@!*$ : RECENT WORKS . KAWS 21 - 27 October 2002 (another example exhibited) Artist Bio KAWS American • 1974 Follow To understand the work of KAWS is to understand his roots in the skateboard and graffiti crews of New York City. Brian Donnelly chose KAWS as his moniker to tag city streets beginning in the 1990s, and quickly became a celebrated standout in the scene. Having swapped spray paint for explorations in fine art spanning sculpture, painting and collage, KAWS has maintained a fascination with classic cartoons, including Garfield, SpongeBob SquarePants and The Simpsons, and reconfigured familiar subjects into a world of fantasy. Perhaps he is most known for his larger-than-life fiberglass sculptures that supplant the body of Mickey Mouse onto KAWS' own imagined creatures, often with 'x'-ed out eyes or ultra-animated features. However, KAWS also works frequently in neon and vivid paint, adding animation and depth to contemporary paintings filled with approachable imagination. There is mass appeal to KAWS,,who exhibits globally and most frequently in Asia, Europe and the United States. View More Works
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