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Tension 8 - Signed Print by KAWS 2019 - MyArtBroker

Tension 8
Signed Print

KAWS

£4,700-£7,000 VALUE (EST.)

$8,500-$13,000 VALUE (EST.)

$8,000-$12,000 VALUE (EST.)

¥40,000-¥60,000 VALUE (EST.)

5,500-8,000 VALUE (EST.)

$45,000-$70,000 VALUE (EST.)

¥760,000-¥1,130,000 VALUE (EST.)

$6,000-$8,500 VALUE (EST.)

-7% AAGR

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Screenprint, 2019
Signed Print Edition of 100
H 89cm x W 58cm

Celine Fraser

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March 2020Tate Ward Auctions - United KingdomTension 8 - Signed Print

Meaning & Analysis

The print is part of the Tension collection, a series of ten screen prints, all of which capture KAWS’ love of graffiti and street art. KAWS’ passion for graffiti inspired his artistic career and deeply marks his visual style which is characterised by an emphasis on colour, the use of bold, gestural lines and a set of distinct graphics. KAWS spent much of his youth spray painting buildings in New Jersey, where he grew up, and continued practising graffiti and honing his skills in New York when he moved there in the 1990s.

It was through graffiti that KAWS created his stock of cartoon characters, such as Chum, Bendy, Accomplice and Companion. These cartoons have become deeply associated with the artist’s name and oeuvre. Unlike many of his other works, Tension 8 and the other prints in the Tension collection do not include any of these cartoon characters. It is clear, however, that the designs were clearly influenced by his experience spray painting and producing street art.

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