KAWS artist biography | original signed artworks & limited edition prints for sale
KAWS is a name that artist Brian Donnelly uses professionally. KAWS is an American artist, whose artwork is extremely interesting. He is a brilliant artist for limited-edition clothing and toys. KAWS graduated theSchool 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 "Companionbased 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 is a brilliant artist for limited-edition clothing and toys. KAWS graduated theSchool 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 More
United States, 1974 | male artist | Comic Strip art | Appropriation | Street Art | Graffiti Art | Figurative art | Hard Edge art | Share on Facebook and Twitter | www.kawsone.com
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Sometimes known as Figurativism. It particularly describes sculptures and paintings clearly or specifically derived from sources of real objects hence they are representational as the name suggests "figurative art". This term is often used as a contrast for abstract art. However, since the coming of abstract art, this term has been used to mean any form of modern art with strong references to the actual/real world situation. Less
Sometimes known as Figurativism. It particularly describes sculptures and paintings clearly or specifically derived from sources of real objects hence they are representational as the name suggests "figurative art". This term is often used More
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