DONNELLY BRIAN KAWS
Jersey City (New Jersey) 1974

Kaws x NGV BFF Poster (Blue E…

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DONNELLY BRIAN

KAWS Jersey City (New Jersey) 1974 Kaws x NGV BFF Poster (Blue Edition) 2019 Print on Museum Poster/Print on Museum Poster 59,40x42,00 Certificate of Authenticity Museum poster created on the occasion of a solo exhibition at the NGV museum in Victoria, Australia. Original unopened package. -- Museum poster made for the solo exhibition at the NGV museum in Victoria, Australia. Original packaging intact.

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Estim. 700 - 900 EUR

"KAWS", Brian Donnelly (New Jersey, 1974) for MOMA and Medicom Toy. "BFF." Painted vinyl. Open edition. Artist's and publisher's signature stamped on the base of the feet. In original box. Measurements: 35 x 15 x 9 cm. Within the wide range of Kaws designs, the "Companions" stand out, whose genealogy "BFF" belongs to. They are figures inspired by the Mickey Mouse character, an icon that the artist knows well since he began his career at the Disney studios working as an animator. His Companions also wear white gloves and the mouse's shoes, but instead of eyes they have two crosses. His iconography based on popular culture has not only focused on the figure of Mickey, but there are Companions based on Star Wars, SpongeBob SquarePants or Sesame Street characters. Brian Donnelly, known professionally as Kaws (stylized as KAWS), is an American artist and designer. His work includes repeated use of a cast of figurative characters and motifs, some of which date back to the beginning of his career in the 1990s, initially painted in 2D and later realized in 3D. Some of his characters are his own creations, while others are modified versions of existing icons.Kaws' sculptures range in size from a few centimeters to ten meters tall, and are made of various materials including fiberglass, aluminum, wood, bronze and an inflatable steel pontoon raft. His work is exhibited in galleries and museums, held in permanent collections in public institutions, and avidly collected by individuals, including music producer Swizz Beatz and rapper Pharrell Williams. Several books illustrating his work have been published. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, creating sculptures, acrylic paintings on canvas and silkscreen prints, while also collaborating commercially, predominantly on limited edition toys, but also on clothing, skateboards and other products.Kaws' work can be characterized by an emphasis on color and line, distinctive graphics, such as the repeated use of "x" in hands and eyes, and a reappropriation of pop culture icons such as Mickey Mouse, the Michelin Man, the Smurfs. Snoopy, and SpongeBob SquarePants. His characters are generally depicted in a timid or helpless pose often with their hands over their eyes.

Estim. 6 000 EUR

KAWS (BRIAN DONELLY) (New Jersey, 1974) KAWS: COMPANIONSHIP IN THE AGE OF LONELINESS, 2019 Silkscreen on Arches Aquarelle paper. Artbook from the exhibition "KAWS: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness.", opening at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne in 2019. Set consisting of: Book with texts by Margaret Atwood and silkscreen prints of works by Kaws, signed and dated by Kaws in felt-tip pen on the first page. Silkscreen print of the work "GONE" signed and dated in pencil by the artist in the lower right corner and numbered in pencil 526/750 in the lower left corner. Protected by methacrylate box on gray linen background. Set preserved in Wilbalin Buckram case. Edition 526 of 750 copies. Provenance: AAG Auction, Amsterdam 50 x 50 x 7cm Market estimate: 10.885€ - 20.700€.

Current bid 240 EUR

Kaws (1974) / Kaws Companion Original Fake: Skinned figurine, black and colored polychrome plastic, articulated arms, debossed "Kaws 06" on one foot and Medicom Toy 2006 China on the other foot, mint condition in box, H: 34.5 cm

Estim. 3 000 - 4 000 EUR

Kaws (né en 1974)

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