KAWS Solo Show @ The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (June 27)
From Spongebob to The Simpsons to Smurfs, US-artist Brian Donnelly aka KAWS has thus far been know to portray pop culture character-icons in his work, and in his latest solo show currently on in The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (launched June 27th), KAWS takes on classic children's story with his version of the wooden-boy who wanted to be a real-boy; Pinocchio, alongside Jimmy Cricket! Highsnobiety reports that is this figure is produced by Medicom Toy and is a collaboration with Disney. CLICK THRU for a coupla more snaps, and also peep a video of the exhibit by OsiRisORion. The show exhibits thru January 2nd, 2011.
"This first solo museum exhibition of the work of Brooklyn-based artist and designer Brian Donnelly, a.k.a. KAWS, includes his most recent paintings, sculptures, and drawings, as well as a survey of his iconic street art, apparel, product and graphic designs.
KAWS’s first aesthetic influences came from skateboarding, as did his familiarity with New York City. Around 1991, he started marking his name in different areas of New Jersey and Manhattan. By the time he finished high school, he was mostly focused on graffiti and started intervening on advertising billboards. While exploring new strategies and locations for his work, he obtained a tool for opening bus shelter advertisement boxes. This allowed KAWS to seize the posters, integrate his work, and then replace them. He added an inflated skull with crossed bones and X-ed-out eyes; sometimes the skull was part of a serpentine-looking body that wrapped around the models, a blend that was humorous and daring. Word got around, and when it came to the point where the posters were pulled down and collected almost as soon as KAWS had replaced them, he decided to move on. Next he channeled his creativity into his studio practice, as well as products he developed and distributed on his own and in his boutique in Tokyo, OriginalFake, in partnership with Medicom Toy."
[Read more via www.aldrichart.org]
Gallery Images via Sket-One's Facebook
