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作為我們這個時代最多產、最創新的藝術家之一,KAWS憑藉其傳奇的藝術創作在國際上廣受盛譽,吸引了全球知名機構、收藏家和行業巨頭的關注,包括在Instagram上擁有超過300萬的忠實粉絲。這位美國藝術家奠定了全球性的藝術史之經典地位,在他的作品中探索大眾傳媒和流行文化的視覺語彙,通過其俏皮且顛覆性的創作,建立了獨特的視覺詞庫,並以其獨一無二的藝術風格而聞名於世。

KAWS
《無題 (MBFI10)》(局部) 2014年作
KAWS從復古卡通英雄的影響力中汲取靈感,挪用流行文化中的人物形象,用灰暗、無筆觸的線條和單色色調,創造性地修飾了他們本來具有親和力且一成不變的形象。這件作品《無題 (MBFI10)》描繪了查爾·休茲的連環畫《花生》中討人喜歡的主人公查理·布朗。這部連環畫於1950至2000年間持續連載,在75個國家積累了3.55億的讀者。KAWS曾表示,他「發現一部漫畫能讓人們在生活中如此迷戀,影響如此之大,這很神奇」(KAWS,引自Murray Healy,「塗鴉藝術家變畫廊藝術家變藝術玩具制造商:KAWS」,《流行》,2007年2月,第260-265頁,截自網路),KAWS利用查理·布朗形象的普遍性,完美地體現了藝術家探索的核心理念。

查爾斯·舒茲
查理·布朗簽名畫作
KAWS將典型的卡通形象用他獨特的符號和標誌進行了重構,包括其標誌性的十字交叉形眼睛,讓人聯想到卡通人物喝了毒藥後的眼部標記,KAWS藉此為這個廣為人知且備受喜愛的人物賦予了新的個性。KAWS精心制作的畫作迫使觀眾思考高雅藝術與低俗藝術之間的對話,以及它與大眾文化的關係,KAWS挪用了查理·布朗的形象,將其通俗卡漫的地位瞬間提升到了藝術的高度。
KAWS
American | 1974To 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.