Artist Spotlight: Kaws

Written By: Nima A.K.

Brian Donnelly, best known as Kaws, is a New York-based artist. He was born in 1974 in Jersey City, New Jersey.  After obtaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration in New York in 1996, he worked as a freelance animator for Disney, where he made a name for himself designing limited edition toys and clothing.  This helped to spark his career as an internationally acclaimed artist, exhibiting his art in sculpture and installation media in museums and galleries around the world.

Kaws, Good Intentions, 2015, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Yorkshire, England.

Kaws, At This Time, 2013, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Yorkshire, England.

 

Kaws, Final Days, 2013, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Yorkshire, England.

 

Kaws, Along The Way, 2013, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Yorkshire, England.

 

Kaws, Along The Way, 2013, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Yorkshire, England.

 

Kaws, Better Knowing, 2013, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Yorkshire, England.

 

Kaws, Small Lie, 2013, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Yorkshire, England.

 

Kaws, Passing Through, 2010, Harbour City, Hong Kong.