People from New York City have a certain pride in where they are from that truly brings everyone who lives there together, no matter how different from one another. New Yorker's like myself like to support artists and local NYC brands to join in on the camaraderie with one another. Some of my blogs from this semester have reflected my love for the city when I discussed some local NYC graphic designers and clothing brands.
Brian Donnelly aka KAWS is one of my favorite local NYC artists that I have followed for a while now. Kaws is born and raised in NYC and currently lives and creates out of his apartment in Brooklyn.
His signature designs are actually very pricey cartoon like"toys" that are truly works of art and very collectible. These figure-toys are not the type you would want a young child playing around with, but more so on a mantel on display. KAWS does many other things with his artwork like created limited edition clothing, large sculptures, and canvas art. He began his art career as a graffiti artist in NYC, after getting some real recognition for his artwork he began to take it more seriously. He then became a very popular advertisement designer and worked in NYC, Paris, London and Berlin. He has also done very cool graphic designs for Nike, Vans, Burton Snowboards, and Dos Equis Beer. Like great artists before him like Warhol, KAWS has taken some iconic figures and turned them into his own vision of artwork, this is seen in his Mickey Mouse, The Smurfs, and Sponge Bob Square Pants pieces. He is a true visionary and his designs will really live on forever.
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