KAWS

谁是KAWS?有人因他与Supreme、Nike及Uniqlo的合作而认识他。 有人则因其设计的Be@rbrick、Astro Boy及Elmo等珍藏公仔而熟悉他。 对其他人而言,他是一位跨界的绘画、素描与雕塑艺术家。 无论从哪个角度看,他都是一位文化偶像。

KAWS本名布莱恩·唐纳利(Brian Donnelly),1974年出生于新泽西州。 他于青少年时期选用“KAWS”作为涂鸦标志,据称是因为喜爱这几个字母的形状。 KAWS就读于纽约视觉艺术学院(School of Visual Arts),毕业后曾担任动画背景绘师,参与制作《101斑点狗》和《Doug》等动画。 正是在这段时期,他开始认真投入街头艺术创作。 KAWS会将城市墙上的海报取下,带回家中重新绘制,再于第二天将其贴回原位。 他因此受到艺术界、大众及各大品牌的关注。

1999年,KAWS凭首款限量版软胶玩具COMPANION 一举成名。 灵感源自米奇老鼠,COMPANION成为他最具代表性的角色之一。 2012年,他以长达40英尺的巨型气球亮相梅西百货感恩节大巡游,2019年,他的庞大充气雕塑更来到香港维多利亚港海面亮相于世。 其他角色,包括CHUM、KURF和BFF,也是他的著名创作。

在其艺术生涯中,KAWS曾借用多种经典卡通角色。 包括《辛普森一家》、《海绵宝宝》、《史诺比》以及《芝麻街》中的人物。 KAWS为他们赋予了他的标志性特征,包括骷髅头骨和交叉双眼。 藉此注入人性情感,将他们从虚构的美好结局中解放出来。 他的角色是有缺陷和脆弱的存在,反映了我们自己的情感状态。

如同安迪·沃霍尔(Andy Warhol)、杰夫·昆斯(Jeff Koons)及村上隆(Takashi Murakami),KAWS游走于“高雅”与“通俗”文化的交界。 他的创作不断质疑两者之间是否真有分别。 他的绘画作品屡创拍卖高价,而其艺术足迹同时遍及专辑封面、时装展场及橱窗设计。 他的合作伙伴包括纽约现代艺术博物馆、Kanye West及Kim Jones等。 KAWS不断拓展艺术的疆界,他至今仍然是二十一世纪文化中最具影响力的声音之一。


浏览KAWS画作、版画及雕塑作品

KAWS (B. 1974)

Kate Moss, White Gloves

KAWS (B. 1974)

Time Together

KAWS (b. 1974)

IN THE WOODS

KAWS (USA, B. 1974)

ARMED AWAY

KAWS (b. 1974)

KURFS (TANGLE)

KAWS (b. 1974)

CHUM (KCB7)

KAWS (b. 1974)

NYT (COMPANION CLOSE UP) Brown

KAWS (B. 1974)

Waiting

KAWS (B. 1974)

SMALL LIE

KAWS (B. 1974)

WILL IT HAPPEN

KAWS (B. 1974)

VANQUISHED

KAWS (b.1974)

IMAGINARY FRIENDS

KAWS (B. 1974)

URGE (KUA9)

KAWS (b. 1974)

UNTITLED (MBFJ3)

KAWS (B. 1974)

NO GUARANTEES

KAWS (B. 1974)

METICULOUS

KAWS (b.1974)

SMALL LIE

KAWS (b. 1974)

BENDING THE TRUTH

KAWS (B. 1974)

MISSING

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UNTITLED

KAWS (b. 1974)

KIMPSONS

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BORN TO BEND

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UNTITLED

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HALF FULL

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UNTITLED (MBFT9)

KAWS (1974年生)

假期 (4)

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Half Empty

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CHUM (PINK)

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UNTITLED (MBFG6)

KAWS (B. 1974)

UNTITLED (ASTRO BOY)

KAWS (B. 1974)

UNTITLED [Five Works]

KAWS (b. 1974)

KAWSBOB (OPEN MOUTH), PACKAGE PAINTING SERIES

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UNTITLED

KAWS (b.1974)

GONE AND BEYOND B-9

KAWS (B. 1974)

WHAT PARTY (KCC3)

KAWS (B.1974)

KAWSBOB (IT TOOK FIVE MINUTES), PACKAGE PAINTING SERIES

KAWS (b. 1974)

KAWSBOB

KAWS (b. 1974)

CHUM (KCO14)

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METICULOUS

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Moving the Mirror

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Going As Friends

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COMPANION (Brown)

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COMPANION (Black)