Brian Donnelly (born November 4, 1974), known professionally as Kaws (stylized as KAWS), is an American artist and designer. His work includes repeated use of a cast of figurative characters and motifs, some dating back to the beginning of his career in the 1990s, [1] initially painted in 2D and later realized in 3D.

Jul 4, 2024 · The name KAWS, or Brian Donnelly, evokes iconic sculptures resembling Mickey Mouse with x-ed eyes. A multifaceted artist, designer, and pop culture icon, his distinct style emerged from his roots in 1990s graffiti.

Sep 3, 2019 · If there are art world gatekeepers intent on excluding Brian Donnelly, who has worked under the name KAWS since the mid-1990s, it should be clear by now that they are …

KAWS is a contemporary art and design brand founded by Brian Donnelly in the late 1990s. Brian Donnelly began his career as a graffiti artist in the early 1990s before he started to create and develop his iconic KAWS characters that would eventually …

Jan 18, 2022 · However, one of the biggest and most controversial art figures and main headline grabbers of the last decade did not see his auction sales numbers rebound and crush pre …

Feb 9, 2021 · Brian Donnelly went from tagger to blue-chip artist, riding the increasingly blurry line between commercial and fine art. Brian Donnelly — better known as KAWS — with his BFF …

Sep 2, 2021 · There’s signs of misogyny in Kaws’s early work, which the exhibition never explores, where he covered the heads of mostly women in ads with their eyes crossed out like a serial killer would do.

Mar 8, 2024 · KAWS, Banksy, and Takashi Murakami collectors were no doubt affected by the ballooning market that crashed down to earth last year.

Apr 19, 2021 · Since KAWS is known for appropriating child-friendly icons—like Sponge Bob Square Pants, or the Simpsons—we figured we’d ask some actual children what they thought.

Mar 8, 2021 · Using cartoons such as “The Simpsons” or characters of his own devising, the artist KAWS makes work that sails beyond kitsch into a wild blue yonder of self-cannibalizing motifs.