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  • "This is not a simple mixing of the cartoon figure with the abstract, but a blurring of the two, bringing to light the abstract nature of cartoons, as well as the figural possibilities of abstraction" — Michael Auping

      • 2012

      • signed and dated 'KAWS.. 12' on the reverse

      • acrylic on paper, in artist's frame

      • sheet diameter 40.6 cm. (15 7/8 in.)
        frame diameter 48.1 cm. (18 7/8 in.)

      • Executed in 2012.

    • Provenance

      Private Collection
      Online, Paddle8 Auctions, February 2016, lot 4
      Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

    • 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
signed and dated 'KAWS.. 12' on the reverse
acrylic on paper, in artist's frame
sheet diameter 40.6 cm. (15 7/8 in.)
frame diameter 48.1 cm. (18 7/8 in.)

Executed in 2012.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
HK$250,000 - 450,000 
€26,900-48,500
$32,100-57,700

Sold for HK$403,200

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