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Kaws

-Interest in accessibility

-Interested in accessible figurative imagery

-Saw the graffiti worked as quite niche, wanted to make work that spoke to more then just those in the graphite world – this is why he started branching our from tagging to creating characters.

-Looking for mechanisms to display his ideas

-Accepting partnerships/ collaborations with brands very early

-A question of what is real/fake, original/commissioned begins

-Commercial v “Fine Art”

-Took an opportunity to make toys – brought him into 3D and economic viability

-Not a fine art background

-Pop culture figure before a fine artist

-He doesn’t like being in one box

-Interested in working in new medium ect.

Kaws / Isabella Inskip / MA FINE ART 4 STUDIO AND RESEARCH (2020-2021)[YR] by blogadmin is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0

One thought on “Kaws”

  1. i’m sorry but those x eyes are just creepy. As is the fact that they are like super big dolls coming to life – again creepy and scary………..

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