KAWS “Saturated” Preview & Interview
by L.A. Ruano, September 18, 2008
As originally previewed, KAWS’ “Saturated” show will be opening up in a couple of days, September 20th to be exact. Until then, we have some previews from the Pharrell Williams sponsored show as well as a brief interview conducted by The Moment, seen here. Previews of the show are available after the jump.
Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin
194 NW 30th Street
Miami, FL 33127
Sept. 20th - Nov. 15th, 2008
Source: SuperTouch
“Deadlines,” acrylic on canvas, 16″ x 20″
“Twisted Up,” acrylic on canvas, 16″ x 20″
“Grr” - 68 x 86 inches
“Fury” - 68 x 68 inches
“Almost Over” - 68 x 68 inches
CommonSensei < — agreed
THIS isn’t art. Your taking someone ones character that they worked on and shitting on it. Two X’s…cmon man. Ok your lines are good, but its sad when thats the only thing that stands out of your..err traced work.
of course the canvases look digital made, you’re looking at a digital photo of them. they probably look better in person, and they still suck.
warhol innovated the style and concept of pop art, that’s the difference. his works were deliberately done to challenge the stultified art hierarchy of his time, and they had political and social themes that challenged people’s perceptions of the world around them. that’s part of why warhol had to use photography and print-making as a basis for his artwork, because that is what grounds it in reality for the viewer and distances it from “high art.” i don’t like warhol at all, i would never buy a warhol even if i were the richest guy on earth, but kaws is not to be compared to an important artist like warhol and you know it. the discussions that warhol ingaged viewers in have already been done to death now, to the point of becoming a self-fulfilled prophecy, and kaws is just the most popular of the artists still shouting nothingness into the ears of whoever is too deaf to be offended.
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agree
do you consider warhol as an artist too? well hes just makin copy of famous faces..or even a can soup..dont hate if you dont understand…btw those canvases look like digital made…damn kaws
As repetitive, inane, and contrived as artists like Kaws, Futura, Haze, and numerous others are, one has to admit that they must be doing something right if their careers have become what they are without an actual debut into the art world. In a similar vein, utter garbage MCs like Lil Wayne and T.I. keep making music and selling records for the exact same reason. It’s not the artists that are poor, but people’s taste that keeps providing their excessive paychecks.
if you all understood the type of detail that is in these painting. Just peep the definition and precision in the black lines…And Im not even the biggest fan of Pop Art.
With I.Q.’s this low how can you people afford to purchase any of the products listed on Hypebeast? lol at the guy who couldn’t spell ‘initiative’ and couldn’t use a spell check or Google to find out!
the guy above me may be right
anyone could do this but they havnt have they exept bape and thts why the brands are so succesful they take the enitiotive(dunno how to spell lol)
this is garbage it’s just spongebob faces that any idiot could recreate with his signature X eyes. the rest might have been dope but this section is definitely not
same shit different day boring
I love kaws he’s sick as hell but he shows no love to his home town. He needs to do sumthin in jersey for once.
stupid man! move away from the art.
we’ll never know dude.^^^ but can someone explain to me why this is considered art? im not saying it in a way to be a smart ass. im just curious.