honeyee Think Piece: Interview with KAWS
by Eugene Kan, May 2, 2009
With OriginalFake’s 3 year anniversary this year, honeyee (Google Translate) interview the man behind the brand and massively popular artist KAWS regarding this year’s focus and approach. The short interview includes talks on Bape’s inclusion in his products, upcoming exhibitions at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in 2010 as well as the personal importance of displaying more art in a public medium. Aside from the recently seen A Bathing Ape x OriginalFake t-shirts, three styles of Levi’s denim will also release in 5-pocket Narrow (Navy Teeth), 5-pocket Straight (Green Teeth) and Cargo styles (Red Teeth). The shirts release on May 3rd while the denim will be slated for a late May release.
KAWS is the shyt…..
I remeber the first bape x kaws jacket i bought
Grey with the red x
i would buy anything kaws has a part in.
yo the tees are dope
the Jeans lookin hella fresh too tho lls
Man these jeans are truly sick! I love the fabric outlining the top of the back pockets. WORD!
Very creative and original. Love the concept cargo jeans look. Keep pluggin
That side pocket on the jeans, are hideous.
word!
As an art history graduate, I agree with you ^^
Kaws is dope, but painting an X over an eye of another persons creation aint really art to me
ok joyce, whatever you say
golly, those jeans are nice.
Listen, most artists I know, including me are flattered to be “influences”. This idea o copying art is problematic since art students are told to replicate the masters, even in prestigious institutions like the Sorbonne and the Ar Institute of Chicago, And other artists in history have intentionally done works “after” an artist. Faith Ringgold show that tendency in her “Dancing at the Louvre” series.
Ownership of the Obama Fairy piece is a major topic of discussion especially with the AP suit.
Think we need clarifications and possibly a distinctmodificationof art education.