《紐約》美國藝術家KAWS的一件出類拔萃的典範之作;它有著傲人的尺幅和精緻的圖像化風格,體現出藝術家獨特的視覺語言。這件新進入拍賣的作品自創作完成那年起,一直以來為私人所收藏,是展現藝術家最具標誌性圖像的一件珍罕、獨創之作。此作品是KAWS應《紐約》雜誌之邀,為紀念雜誌創刊50週年而進行的為期一年的公共藝術項目合作所創作,被用作雜誌封面。同樣受邀參與該合作項目的藝術家還包括亞歷克斯·卡茨、艾米莉·梅·史密斯、喬治·康多、凱瑞·詹姆斯·馬歇爾、小野洋子,以及莎芭拉拉·塞爾弗。近期,這一圖像還被用在KAWS x COMME de GARÇONS 2021聯名香水瓶裝設計之中。
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.