KAWS, UPS AND DOWNS (COMPLETE SET), UPS AND DOWNS, SIGNED SCREEN PRINT, EDITION OF 100, 2013
Ups And Downs (complete set) is a collection of signed screen prints in colours on Saunders Waterford High White paper produced by the critically acclaimed American artist and designer, KAWS. Coming in an edition size of 100, the collection is composed of 10 silkscreen prints, each signed, numbered and dated in pencil by the artist himself. The collection was published and printed by KAWS while he was in New York.
The collection was produced in 2013 to mark the opening of KAWS’ exhibition, Ups and Downs, at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas. Each print in this collection is inspired by cartoon imagery and depicts graphic arrangements made out of a cartoon character’s facial features.
New York was an important city for KAWS and the development of his artistic career. The artist studied there and achieved a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration in 1996 from the New York School of Visual Arts. It was also in New York that KAWS took to the streets and honed his skills as an excellent draughtsman through spray painting over adverts he found in metro stations, a practise that has become known as ‘subvertising’. KAWS’ artistic style is clearly influenced by the New York street culture and graffiti scene which has led to him being compared to Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, two notable 20th century artists who emerged from the New York City graffiti subculture of the 1980s.
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ABOUT KAWS
KAWS aka Brian Donnelly is taking the art world by storm. Humorous and satirical, his stock of cartoon-like characters with iconic branded X eyes have earned him fame and Pop status. With cuteish charm, his wry figures have moved from street art to high art and bridged art and design, creating a sensation and buzz akin to the early days of Banksy. Working with sculpture, painting, murals, drawing, product design and clothing, his approach has been likened to that of Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons. Learn more about KAWS.
