WHAT PARTY Figure - Yellow by KAWS, released in 2020, is a vinyl sculpture measuring 11.25 by 5.1 by 3.7 inches. This collectible piece features KAWS’s iconic "Companion" character in a slumped, introspective pose. The bright yellow hue gives the figure a striking, playful appearance, while its puffy, exaggerated forms resemble a character clad in an inflatable suit or protective gear. The design plays with themes of isolation and introspection, contrasting the cheerful color with the melancholic stance of the figure. KAWS’s work often explores the duality between pop culture aesthetics and deeper emotional narratives, and this piece exemplifies that balance in a compact, visually engaging form.
KAWS (USA, 1974), born Brian Donnelly, is a contemporary artist and designer celebrated for his cartoon-inspired sculptures, paintings, and collectible toys. Merging street art and pop culture, his iconic 'Companion' figures and bold graphics have reached global audiences, bridging the worlds of fine art, fashion, and commercial design.
Mixed MediaMixed media refers to artwork that incorporates more than one medium within a single piece. Unlike multimedia art, which combines distinct forms of visual art and often includes elements like sound, video, or digital media, mixed media focuses on combining traditional art materials, such as paint, ink, and collage. Mixed media art allows artists to achieve a wide range of effects and textures by layering and blending different materials.
WHAT PARTY Figure - Yellow by KAWS, released in 2020, is a vinyl sculpture measuring 11.25 by 5.1 by 3.7 inches. This collectible piece features KAWS’s iconic "Companion" character in a slumped, introspective pose. The bright yellow hue gives the figure a striking, playful appearance, while its puffy, exaggerated forms resemble a character clad in an inflatable suit or protective gear. The design plays with themes of isolation and introspection, contrasting the cheerful color with the melancholic stance of the figure. KAWS’s work often explores the duality between pop culture aesthetics and deeper emotional narratives, and this piece exemplifies that balance in a compact, visually engaging form.
KAWS (USA, 1974), born Brian Donnelly, is a contemporary artist and designer celebrated for his cartoon-inspired sculptures, paintings, and collectible toys. Merging street art and pop culture, his iconic 'Companion' figures and bold graphics have reached global audiences, bridging the worlds of fine art, fashion, and commercial design.
Born Brian Donnelly but creating under a pseudonym, Kaws is an artist renowned for his acrylic paintings and sculptures that often employ repeated and distinctive graphics while reworking highly recognisable pop culture icons – Companion is one of his most notable sculptures, a large-scale, clown-like and darker take on the universally-recognised Mickey Mouse. Kaws’ early foray into art was through the form of street-graffiti; his trademark ‘x’ symbol, often applied over the hands, eyes and mouths of his characters, sprung from this phase in which Kaws would often replace public advertisements with his own artwork, a technique known as subvertising. Kaws uses a number of different materials throughout his creative processes including wood, aluminium, fiberglass and a steel pontoon inflatable raft; he has also collaborated with numerous companies and artists including Santastic! and John Mayer. (Artist website)
Comic strip art refers to artwork that utilizes the subject matter and commercial printing techniques found in comic strips. In the 1960s, a group of artists began creating paintings that incorporated Ben-Day dots—commonly used in comics and advertising—to produce highly graphic designs in bright colors, using traditional art media.