Name: Balloon Girl by Mr. Brainwash
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Balloon Girl by Mr. Brainwash

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Mr. Brainwash, the pseudonym for Thierry Guetta, is an internationally-known Pop Artist and videographer whose street art and Contemporary pieces are highly valued by collectors. Mr. Brainwash utilizes famous artistic and historic images, including Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin, Andy Warhol, Kate Moss, and Mickey Mouse, and alters them in significant ways. Born in Paris, Guetta moved to L.A. at age 15 with his father and siblings after his mother passed away. He attended high school for about a year before dropping out and becoming an event organizer in Hollywood. Guetta sold vintage clothing in L.A., New York, and Miami before his fascination with graffiti was ignited during a trip to France in 1999. There he learned that his cousin was the famous street artist Space Invader. Guetta began filming Invader and other street artists in action, including Shepard Fairey and Zevs. While filming, Guetta encountered the most famous street artist: Banksy. At the encouragement of Banksy, Guetta began creating his own street art and had his first solo show as Mr. Brainwash in 2008. In 2009, Mr. Brainwash assisted Banksy in launching his Los Angeles show Barely Legal, which was attended by notable celebrities and collectors. The two artists then decided to make a documentary following the secretive life of Graffiti artists. Exit Through the Gift Shop, directed by Banksy, includes shots of Invader taken by Banksy and Mr. Brainwash. The film premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Oscar. Mr. Brainwash’s artistic evolution and rise to fame is documented in the film, and the success of Exit Through the Gift Shop brought Mr. Brainwash a massive following. Musicians such as Madonna and the rock band Red Hot Peppers are fond of the artist, and Mr. Brainwash has been hired for several promotional projects. Mr. Brainwash’s art fuses historic pop imagery with images of contemporary pop culture to create a brand of Pop Art uniquely his own, considered a “graffiti hybrid.” The graffiti hybrid style is highly appealing to collectors. Mr. Brainwash’s first solo show attracted over 30,000 visitors, and he has had significant sales at prestigious auction houses. Silkscreen and Mixed Media on Paper

Creator:
Mr. Brainwash (1966, French)
Creation Year:
2020
Dimensions:
Height: 50 in (127 cm)Width: 38 in (96.52 cm)
Medium:
Mixed Media
Movement & Style:
Pop Art
Period:
2010-
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Cleveland, OH
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU54336708872

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Mr. Brainwash

Mr. Brainwash is a French street Pop artist and videographer known for his large-scale installations and prints of celebrities like Madonna, Kate Moss and Marilyn Monroe. His practice of subverting cultural iconography and appropriation borrows from Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Bansky.

Fellow street artist Alec Monopoly has said that he considers Mr. Brainwash a mentor. He is perhaps best known for his role in Banksy’s documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010), which features Mr. Brainwash’s rise to success in the street art scene. Much like Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol, Mr. Brainwash's popularity in Pop art happened almost overnight after the premiere of the film, in which he remarks, “Banksy captured me becoming an artist. In the end, I became his biggest work of art.”

Born Thierry Guetta, Mr. Brainwash moved to Los Angeles when he was 15, where he attended high school before dropping out. The artist later ran a successful vintage clothing store in the city. His interest in street art was spurred by a visit to France in 1999, where he learned that his cousin was the famed graffiti artist Space Invader. Having developed a knack for filming, Mr. Brainwash started to record the nightly escapades of Invader and other street artists such as Shepard Fairey.

In 2013, Mr. Brainwash was included in the exhibition “Art Wars” at Saatchi Gallery in London. He has since developed an exceptional international reputation beyond hype-culture; his followers are captivated by his use of positive messages, an uplifting outlook and a retrospection of life through street and contemporary art alike, of which his global growing fan base can't get enough.

In the present day, Mr. Brainwash's international fan base of collectors has propelled his blue-chip artwork into the upper tier of desirability where he has joined the ranks of contemporary Pop art masters such as KAWS, Roy Lichtenstein and Jeff Koons.

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(Biography provided by Arton Contemporary)