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    • 2012

    • stamped with the artist’s name, fabricator, date and location of manufacture, and collaborator copyright '©Tezuka Productions Designed by KAWS MEDICOM TOY 2012 CHINA' on the underside

    • painted cast vinyl

    • 38 x 18 x 9.5 cm. (14 7/8 x 7 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.)

    • Produced by MEDICOM TOY and OriginalFake in 2012, this work is from a limited edition and is accompanied by its original box.

  • Provenance

    Private Collection, Tokyo
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    Toronto, Design Exchange, This is Not a Toy: Designer Toys as Contemporary Culture, 7 February – 25 May 2014 (another example exhibited)

  • Artist Biography

    KAWS

    American • 1974

    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.  

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2012
stamped with the artist’s name, fabricator, date and location of manufacture, and collaborator copyright '©Tezuka Productions Designed by KAWS MEDICOM TOY 2012 CHINA' on the underside
painted cast vinyl
38 x 18 x 9.5 cm. (14 7/8 x 7 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Produced by MEDICOM TOY and OriginalFake in 2012, this work is from a limited edition and is accompanied by its original box.

Estimate
HK$35,000 - 45,000 
€4,200-5,400
$4,500-5,800

Sold for HK$37,500

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