KAWS
Brooklyn-based artist KAWS re-appropriates bits of popular culture and transforms them into eye catching iconic paintings. His cartoon-like characters, recognizable to the media savvy public, undergo a sardonic set of alterations. The present lot depicts the popular children’s cartoon character, SpongeBob SquarePants. KAWS explains, “I started doing SpongeBob paintings for Pharrell. Then I started doing smaller paintings, which got much more abstract. And SpongeBob was something I wanted to do because graphically I love the shapes.” (KAWS in conversation with Toby Maguire,
Created in acrylic on canvas, this striking work by Brooklyn-based artist KAWS reimagines the beloved cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants through the artist's signature sardonic lens. KAWS transforms the familiar figure with his iconic alterations, celebrating the graphic boldness of the character's distinctive shapes while elevating it from popular culture into fine art. The work exemplifies KAWS's celebrated ability to bridge the worlds of commercial imagery and contemporary painting.
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale
March 6, 2014
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