1974, USA.
Lives and works in New York.
Painter. KAWS manifested himself for the first time in the early
1990s by painting walls and writing graffiti in and around Jersey
City and New York. In the mid-1990s, he began appropriating
advertisements from bus shelters and phone booths and painting
a graphic, cartoon-like skull-and-crossbones image into them.
His work has been influenced by iconic characters from modern
pop culture, such as Mickey Mouse, Michelin, and The Simpsons.
KAWS’ work treads the fine line between art, commerce,
cartoons, and commercials. This work has been exhibited worldwide.
Brian
Donnelly (KAWS)
1974, EEUU. Vive y trabaja en Nueva York.
Pintor. Se da a conocer a principios de los 90 pintando graffitis
en Nueva Jersey y Nueva York. Más tarde comienzan a hacerse
famosas sus intervenciones en los anuncios de moda de las marquesinas
de autobuses sobre los que dibuja una calavera con los huesos
cruzados. Su trabajo está influenciado por iconos de
la cultura moderna, como Mickey Mouse, el muñeco Michelín
y los Simpsons, situándose en la delgada frontera entre
arte, comercio y publicidad. Ha expuesto en todo el mundo.