Kaws worked for the series “101 Dalmatians” 101 Dalmatians, ©Disneyīrian Donnelly moved from his hometown Jersey City to New York when he was about 20 years old. Brian Donnelly is thus taking advantage of both, a very exclusive market and a global market. On the contrary, Kaws is directly beyond this classical understanding and his art stands somewhere between fine art and global commerce. Unlike many other artists, Kaws does not limit his work to the traditional art market. He also shows how the art world could predominately look like in the upcoming decades. Not only that the 45-year-old New Yorker looks like he was much younger then he actually is. Kaws is an artist slash designer of the present if not from the future. Kaws is a man between spheres Kaws alias Brian Donnelly and Pharell Williams.
In terms of design Kaws has worked with a lot of big players in the clothing industry like Nike, Vans and Comme des Garçons. Especially famous musicians like Swizz Beatz or Pharrell Williams seem to have a preference for Kaws’ art. His work is exhibited in international galleries and is part of several private collections. He had solo shows at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, High Museum of Art, Modern Art Museum and the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Since then Kaws’ work has been seen in Paris, London, Berlin and Tokyo. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1974, Brian Donnelly started his career in the 1990s.īeing an underground graffiti artist in the beginning, over the years Kaws became one of the most interesting characters in the context of pop-art and design. The works of the New York-based artist are similarly diverse as his profession title – and at the same time, his style is unmistakable. Kaws (stylized as KAWS) alias Brian Donnelly is a lot of things at the same time: he is an artist, he is a designer and he is a pop culture phenomenon. The most famous motif of the artist Brian Donnelly, however, is only his biggest trademark.
When you hear the name Kaws, what are you thinking of? Right, it’s these sculptures, an interpretation of Mickey Mouse with x-ed eyes. Kaws alias Brian Donnelly is not only an artist, but he is also a designer and the artist himself is often described as a phenomenon in pop culture.
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