KAWS

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contemporary artist designer painter person toy designer

KAWS is a contemporary American artist and designer known for his cartoon-inspired characters, large-scale sculptures, and collaborations that bridge fine art, street art, and popular culture.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	contemporary artist ⓘ designer ⓘ painter ⓘ person ⓘ toy designer ⓘ
activeIn	New York City art scene ⓘ global contemporary art market ⓘ
birthName	Brian Donnelly NERFINISHED ⓘ
collaboratedWith	BAPE NERFINISHED ⓘ Comme des Garçons NERFINISHED ⓘ Dior NERFINISHED ⓘ General Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ Human Made NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordan Brand NERFINISHED ⓘ MTV NERFINISHED ⓘ Medicom Toy NERFINISHED ⓘ Nike NERFINISHED ⓘ Peanuts NERFINISHED ⓘ Sesame Street NERFINISHED ⓘ The North Face NERFINISHED ⓘ UNIQLO NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
fieldOfWork	contemporary art ⓘ graphic design ⓘ painting ⓘ product design ⓘ sculpture ⓘ street art ⓘ
genre	character-based art ⓘ figurative art ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	creates both gallery art and commercial products ⓘ often reinterprets familiar cartoon characters ⓘ produces large public sculptures ⓘ works across painting, sculpture, and editioned objects ⓘ
hasMotive	exploration of consumer culture ⓘ exploration of mass media imagery ⓘ exploration of nostalgia ⓘ
influencedBy	animation ⓘ commercial illustration ⓘ graffiti culture ⓘ pop art ⓘ
movement	contemporary art ⓘ pop art ⓘ street art ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableFor	bridging fine art and popular culture ⓘ cartoon-inspired characters ⓘ collaborations with fashion brands ⓘ large-scale sculptures ⓘ limited-edition vinyl toys ⓘ
notableWork	ACCOMPLICE NERFINISHED ⓘ ALONG THE WAY NERFINISHED ⓘ BFF NERFINISHED ⓘ CHUM NERFINISHED ⓘ CLEAN SLATE NERFINISHED ⓘ COMPANION NERFINISHED ⓘ HOLIDAY NERFINISHED ⓘ KAWS: ALONG THE WAY (sculpture series) NERFINISHED ⓘ KAWS: HOLIDAY (traveling sculpture project) NERFINISHED ⓘ
style	X-ed out eyes motif ⓘ appropriation of cartoon imagery ⓘ skull-and-crossbones head motif ⓘ use of bold outlines and flat colors ⓘ
subjectMatter	cartoon characters ⓘ consumer products ⓘ emotional relationships between characters ⓘ popular culture icons ⓘ
workMedium	acrylic paint ⓘ aluminum ⓘ bronze ⓘ fiberglass ⓘ screen print ⓘ vinyl ⓘ wood ⓘ

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Moco Museum → exhibitsWorkBy → KAWS ⓘ

Til the Casket Drops → coverArtDesigner → KAWS ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kaws