KAWS
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KAWS is a name that artist Brian Donnelly uses professionally. KAWS is an American artist, whose artwork is extremely interesting. He graduated the School of Visual Arts in 1996, and after graduating, worked for Disney as a freelance animator. It wasn't until 1999 that KAWS started to produce his first limited-edition vinyl toy. KAWS worked with a Japanese clothing company, Bounty Hunter, as well as collaborated with other Japanese companies. He participated in many commercial collaborations, and worked in projects together with Burton, Nike and DC Shoes to name a few. KAWS paints as well as makes sculptures and prints. His artwork has a lot of repeating images which are all meant to be universally understood. After his work with Disney and other animations, KAWS has reworked a lot of famous American characters, such as SpongeBob Squarepants and Mickey Mouse. In fact, his grayscale work "Companion" based on Mickey Mouse was featured in Macy's parade in 2012. Less

KAWS is a name that artist Brian Donnelly uses professionally. KAWS is an American artist, whose artwork is extremely interesting. He graduated the School of Visual Arts in 1996, and after graduating, worked for Disney as a freelance animator. It wasn't until 1999 that KAWS started to produce his first limited-edition vinyl toy. KAWS worked with a Japanese clothing company, Bounty Hunter, as well as collaborated with other Japanese companies. He participated in many commercial collaborations, an More

United States, 1974 | male artist | Comic Strip art | Appropriation | Street Art | Graffiti Art | Figurative art | Hard Edge art | Pop art | Share on Facebook and Twitter | www.kawsone.com