KAWS BFF Black Edition
By KAWS
Located in Washington , DC, DC
KAWS BFF Black Edition Open unknown edition Unsigned
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Materials
Vinyl, Paint
Kaws Bff Black
KAWS BFF Black (KAWS BFF Companion)
By KAWS
Located in London, GB
KAWS KAWS BFF Black (KAWS BFF Companion), 2017 Vinyl and cast resin sculpture Signature to feet
Category
2010s Contemporary More Art
Materials
Resin
Kaws BFF (Black)
By KAWS
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Super soft Kaws BFF Plush. Limited edition. Number 0264 on tag from edition. Kaws signature
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Materials
Polyester
KAWS BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
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Resin, Vinyl
KAWS BFF KAWS TAKE (set of 2 KAWS companions)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS BFF Black & KAWS TAKE Black (set of 2 KAWS Companions): A well-received KAWS figure set
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
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Resin, Vinyl
KAWS BFF Companions (KAWS BFF vinyl Set of 2)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black & Pink BFF (set of 2) new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art More Art
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Resin, Vinyl
KAWS GONE KAWS BFF Companions (KAWS companion set of 2 works)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS GONE Black & KAWS Black BFF Companions (set of 2 works 2017-2019): Medium: Vinyl paint & Cast
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art More Art
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
BFF (Black)
By KAWS
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: KAWS, Title: BFF (Black) Series: Toys Date: 2017 Medium: Sculpture Unframed
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
PVC
BFF Companion Black Edition
By KAWS
Located in Dallas, TX
From the 2017 Collection. Black, white and pink vinyl BFF Companion Open Edition figurine with
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Materials
Plastic
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KAWS BFF, Black, 2017
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
. Sure enough, this BFF Vinyl Open Edition in Black released in October, 2017. This black version
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Vinyl
KAWS BFF, Black, 2017
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
. Sure enough, this BFF Vinyl Open Edition in Black released in October, 2017. This black version
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Vinyl
KAWSKAWS: BFF (Black) - Original Vinyl Sculpture, Street art, Pop Art. MOMA sold out, 2018
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H 13.19 in W 5.71 in D 3.27 in
KAWS: BFF (Black) - Original Vinyl Sculpture, Street art, Pop Art. MOMA sold out
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
BFF (Black) Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Sculpture Media: Vinyl Edition: Open Size: 33.5 x 14.5 x
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
KAWSKAWS: BFF (Black) - Original Vinyl Sculpture, Street art, Pop Art. MOMA sold out, 2018
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KAWS: BFF (Black) - Original Vinyl Sculpture, Street art, Pop Art. MOMA sold out
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
BFF (Black) Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Sculpture Media: Vinyl Edition: Open Size: 33.5 x 14.5 x
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
KAWSKAWS: BFF (Black) - Original Vinyl Sculpture, Street art, Pop Art. MOMA sold out, 2018
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KAWS: BFF (Black) - Original Vinyl Sculpture, Street art, Pop Art. MOMA sold out
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
BFF (Black) Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Sculpture Media: Vinyl Edition: Open Size: 33.5 x 14.5 x
Category
2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Kaws Black BFF (Kaws Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Kaws Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of Kaws
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin
KAWS Black BFF Plush (Kaws BFF plush limited edition)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Kaws Black Plush BFF Companion New in its original packaging. Originally created in conjunction
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Mixed Media
KAWS BFF Plush: set of 2 (KAWS pink KAWS black BFF)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS BFF Companion Plush: Set of 2 (2016 & 2019) Each new in its original packaging. Black created
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
KAWS BFF (Set of 3, Kaws Pink, Black, Blue BFF)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Kaws BFF 2018: Set of 3 (Pink, Black, and Blue). Each, new/unopened in their original packaging: A
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin
KAWS BFF PLUSH (Black Limited Edition)
By KAWS
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Limited edition of only 3000. Kaws signature stich stamped on bottom of foot. Comes in custom black
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art More Art
Materials
Polyester
KAWSKAWS - TAKE (BLACK) Original Vinyl Sculpture Urban Pop Art MOMA Companion BFF, 2020
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KAWS - TAKE (BLACK) Original Vinyl Sculpture Urban Pop Art MOMA Companion BFF
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
TAKE (BLACK) Date of creation: 2020 Medium: Vinyl sculpture Edition: Open Size: 33.6 x 15.2 x 12.7
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
BFF Companion Black Edition
By KAWS
Located in Dallas, TX
From the 2017 Collection. Black, white and pink vinyl BFF Companion Open Edition figurine with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Rubber, PVC, Paint
KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS BFF 2017: New, unopened in its original packaging. KAWS BFF black is a standout KAWS art toy
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
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Resin, Vinyl
KAWS BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of Kaws
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
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Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
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Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
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KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
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KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
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Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
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Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
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KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
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KAWS Black BFF Companion (KAWS BFF black)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
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KAWSKAWS: BFF (Black) - Original Vinyl Sculpture, Street art, Pop Art. MOMA sold out, 2018
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H 13.19 in W 5.71 in D 3.27 in
KAWS: BFF (Black) - Original Vinyl Sculpture, Street art, Pop Art. MOMA sold out
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
BFF (Black) Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Sculpture Media: Vinyl Edition: Open Size: 33,5 x
Category
2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
KAWS BFF Companion (KAWS Black BFF)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of Kaws
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS BFF Companion (KAWS Black BFF)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of Kaws
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KAWS BFF Companion (KAWS Black BFF)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of Kaws
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
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KAWS BFF Companion Black (black KAWS BFF)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of Kaws
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
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Resin, Vinyl
KAWS BFF Plush (KAWS Black BFF plush)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black Plush BFF Companion 2016: New in its original packaging. Originally created in
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Kaws Black BFF (Kaws Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Kaws Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of Kaws
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Kaws Black BFF (Kaws Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Kaws Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of Kaws
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KAWS Black BFF Plush (Kaws BFF plush limited edition)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Kaws Black Plush BFF Companion New in its original packaging. Originally created in conjunction
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Mixed Media
KAWS Black BFF Companion
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of Kaws
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KAWS Black BFF Companion
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of Kaws
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KAWS Black BFF Companion
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of Kaws
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KAWS Black BFF Companion
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of Kaws
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KAWS Black BFF Companion
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of Kaws
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KAWS Black BFF Companion
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of Kaws
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KAWS Black BFF Plush (Kaws BFF plush limited edition)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Kaws Black Plush BFF Companion New in its original packaging. Originally created in conjunction
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Mixed Media
KAWS BFF (Set of 3, Kaws Pink, Black, Blue BFF)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS BFF 2018: Complete Set of 3 (Pink, Black, and Blue). Each, new/unopened in their original
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
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Resin
KAWS BFF (Set of 3, Kaws Pink, Black, Blue BFF)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Kaws BFF 2018: Set of 3 (Pink, Black, and Blue). Each, new/unopened in their original packaging: A
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
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Resin
KAWS BFF set of 3 works (KAWS Pink, Black, Blue BFF)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS BFF 2018: Complete Set of 3 (Pink, Black, and Blue). Each, new/unopened in their original
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
Kaws Black BFF Plush (Kaws limited edition)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Kaws Black Plush BFF Companion New in its original packaging. Originally created in conjunction
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art More Art
KAWS - Take Figure - Black Version _BFF Companion
By KAWS
Located in Dallas, TX
a blue BFF holding a brown Companion, is the inverse of the KAWS Share Figure which shows a brown
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS BFF Companions (Set of 2)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black BFF new, unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of Kaws
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Resin
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KAWS MONSTER (KAWS Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Monster: A highly collectible & super decorative KAWS art toy, featuring the artist’s rendition of the famed cereal character Frute Brute. A playful exploration of KAWS’s love f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS SHARE & KAWS TAKE (set of 2 KAWS companions)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SHARE (Grey) & KAWS TAKE (Pink): Set of 2 KAWS figurative sculptures, each new & unopened and accompanied by original packaging. Medium: Painted Vinyl Cast Resin (applies to e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art More Art
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
KAWSKAWS - Limited Edition Historic 1st Companion ever uniquely Hand Signed & Dated, 1999
$38,500
H 7.75 in W 4.25 in D 2.25 in
KAWS - Limited Edition Historic 1st Companion ever uniquely Hand Signed & Dated
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS VERY FIRST COMPANION - HISTORIC Uniquely Hand signed by the artist. (the regular edition was unsigned) KAWS Limited Edition 1st Companion (Hand Signed by KAWS), 1999 Painted Ca...
Category
1990s Street Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
KAWSKAWS x Peanuts Joe Snoopy Vinyl Figure, 2011
$3,424Sale Price|25% Off
H 8.27 in W 5.01 in D 3.55 in
KAWS x Peanuts Joe Snoopy Vinyl Figure
By KAWS
Located in BRUCE, ACT
KAWS x Peanuts Joe Snoopy Vinyl Figure, 2011 The KAWS x Peanuts Joe Snoopy Vinyl Figure stands about 21 cm tall, and the mostly white Joe Snoopy is donning a yellow t-shirt with "JOE...
Category
2010s More Art
Materials
Vinyl
KAWS TIME OFF pink (KAWS Time Off companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS TIME OFF: A highly decorative KAWS Companion featuring KAWS’ much popularized BFF Companion in a resting position. This brightly colored, highly collectible KAWS Companion was p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art More Art
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS SHARE brown (KAWS brown companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SHARE (Brown), new & unopened in its original packaging. KAWS SHARE first appeared in 'BLACKOUT' – the first London solo exhibition by KAWS (Skarstedt London 2019). In SHARE, K...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
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In the beginning, Brian Donnelly was just a kid from Jersey City, New Jersey, who got into the graffiti thing. KAWS was his tag, chosen simply because he liked the way it looked. Today, KAWS creates all kinds of art — there are KAWS figures and toys, sculptures and colorful drawings, paintings and prints that appropriate pop phenomena like the Smurfs, the Simpsons and SpongeBob SquarePants.
In the late 1990s, the artist, a 1996 graduate of New York’s School of Visual Arts, was making a living as an illustrator for the animation studio Jumbo Pictures. Like young Hansel and Gretel with their trail of crumbs, KAWS would mark the morning route to his downtown Manhattan office with “subvertising,” “interrupting” fashion advertisements by adding his colorful character Bendy, its sinuous length sliding playfully around the likes of a Calvin Klein perfume bottle or supermodel Christy Turlington.
These creations gained a following, to the point where work posted in the morning would disappear by lunchtime. Even in those early days, KAWS was hot on the resale market.
“When I was doing graffiti,” he once explained, “it meant nothing to me to make paintings if I wasn’t reaching people.”
Instead of seeking entrée to the elite New York art world (which, frankly, wasn’t looking for a street artist anyway), KAWS moved to Japan, where a flourishing youth culture welcomed visionaries like him.
In 1999, he partnered with Bounty Hunter, a Japanese toy and streetwear brand, to release his first toy. Companion — an eight-inch-tall vinyl reimagining of Mickey Mouse, with a skull-and-crossbones head and trademark XX eyes — debuted with a limited run of 500. It sold out quickly.
Companion was the first of more than 130 toy designs, which came to include such characters as Chum, Blitz, Be@rbrick, BFF and Milo, each immediately recognizable as KAWS figures by their XX eyes. Fans have proved insatiable. In 2017, MoMA’s online store announced the availability of a limited supply of KAWS Companion figures; as avid collectors logged on to stake their claim, the website crashed — multiple times.
Companion is the most visible of the KAWS posse, appearing over the past decade in new postures and combinations in monumental KAWS statues and other works. These include Along the Way (2013), an 18-foot-tall wooden sculpture of two Companions leaning on each other for support; Together (2016), two Companions in a friendly embrace, which debuted during an exhibition of KAWS’s work at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, in Texas; and KAWS:HOLIDAY (2018), a 92-foot-long inflatable Companion floating on its back in Seoul’s Seokchon Lake. The sculptures were re-created as toys, blurring the lines between art and commerce.
KAWS’s visual language may be drawn from cartoons, but his work doesn’t necessarily evoke childlike joy.
“My figures are not always reflecting the idealistic cartoon view that I grew up on,” he explains in the catalogue for the Fort Worth exhibition. “Companion is more real in dealing with contemporary human circumstances . . . . I think when I’m making work it also often mirrors what’s going on with me at that time.”
KAWS's résumé reads like a record of major 21st-century pop-culture moments. It includes his work with streetwear brands like A Bathing Ape and Supreme; his design for the cover of Kanye West’s 2008 album, 808s & Heartbreak; and his collaboration with designer Kim Jones on the Dior Homme Spring/Summer 2019 collection, Jones’s debut as the fashion brand’s creative director.
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The history of sculpture as we know it is believed to have origins in Ancient Greece, while small sculptural carvings are among the most common examples of prehistoric art. In short, sculpture as a fine art has been with us forever. A powerful three-dimensional means of creative expression, sculpture has long been most frequently associated with religion — consider the limestone Great Sphinx in Giza, Egypt — while the tradition of collecting sculpture, which has also been traced back to Greece as well as to China, far precedes the emergence of museums.
Technique and materials in sculpture have changed over time. Stone sculpture, which essentially began as images carved into cave walls, is as old as human civilization itself. The majority of surviving sculpted works from ancient cultures are stone. Traditionally, this material and pottery as well as metal — bronze in particular — were among the most common materials associated with this field of visual art. Artists have long sought new ways and materials in order to make sculptures and express their ideas. Material, after all, is the vehicle through which artists express themselves, or at least work out the problems knocking around in their heads. It also allows them to push the boundaries of form, subverting our expectations and upending convention. As an influential sculptor as much as he was a revolutionary painter and printmaker, Pablo Picasso worked with everything from wire to wood to bicycle seats.
If you are a lover of art and antiques or are thinking of bringing a work of sculpture into your home for the first time, there are several details to keep in mind. As with all other works of art, think about what you like. What speaks to you? Visit local galleries and museums. Take in works of public art and art fairs when you can and find out what kind of sculpture you like. When you’ve come to a decision about a specific work, try to find out all you can about the piece, and if you’re not buying from a sculptor directly, work with an art expert to confirm the work’s authenticity.
And when you bring your sculpture home, remember: No matter how big or small your new addition is, it will make a statement in your space. Large- and even medium-sized sculptures can be heavy, so hire some professional art handlers as necessary and find a good place in your home for your piece. Whether you’re installing a towering new figurative sculpture — a colorful character by KAWS or hyperreal work by Carole A. Feuerman, perhaps — or an abstract work by Won Lee, you’ll want the sculpture to be safe from being knocked over. (You’ll find that most sculptures should be displayed at eye level, while some large busts look best from below.)
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Questions About KAWS
- What is a KAWS companion?1 AnswerIrena Orlov ArtMarch 1, 2021Kaws' Companion is a clown-like figure based on a Mickey Mouse with X-ed out eyes.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 29, 2024To tell if a KAWS Companion is real, assess its overall quality. All authentic KAWS figures will feel solid and dense. If it’s hollow, it’s likely not a KAWS. And be skeptical of any product marked “factory error.” KAWS spends a great deal of time perfecting every limited-edition design and would never release a less-than-flawless creation. Smudged, deformed or misaligned details are highly unlikely on an authentic KAWS; it’s more probable that “factory error” and “sample” are simply more appealing terms for “unauthorized copy.” Also, look for the product’s correct year of creation and © KAWS stamped on the bottom of the doll. Some models should have the series name or toy manufacturer on them as well. Knowing the characteristics of the particular figure you're purchasing can also help you determine if the toy is authentic. When in doubt, enlist the help of a knowledgeable expert, such as a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of KAWS art.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024What the KAWS character is called depends on which one you mean, as KAWS has created more than one. Companion is the most visible of the KAWS posse, appearing over the past decade in new postures and iterations in both monumental KAWS statues and small figures. The character is a reimagining of Mickey Mouse with a skull-and-crossbones head and trademark XX eyes. Other KAWS characters include Accomplice, Chum and Bendy. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of KAWS art.