KAWS SHARE Set of 2 (KAWS share companion black & brown)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SHARE: Set of 2; Brown & Black; each new & unopened in its original packaging. Medium
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 in
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Tokion poster 1999 (KAWS Christy Turlington)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS x Christy Turlington In the late 1990s, Tokion commissioned several notable street artists
Lithograph, Offset
KAWS, 'SHARE' Open Edition Vinyl Art Toy, Brown/Blue, 2020
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The ‘KAWS SHARE 20’ is a vinyl art toy in a neutral brown and cobalt blue color scheme made in
Vinyl
KAWS, 'SHARE' Open Edition Vinyl Art Toy, Brown/Blue, 2020
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The ‘KAWS SHARE 20’ is a vinyl art toy in a neutral brown and cobalt blue color scheme made in
Vinyl
KAWS Poster Art 2008 (KAWS Kanye West 808s and Heartbreak)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Illustration Art: KAWS Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak album poster 2008. Offset lithograph; 12
Offset
KAWS Poster Art 2008 (KAWS Kanye West 808s and Heartbreak)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Illustration Art: KAWS Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak album poster 2008. Offset lithograph; 12
Offset
KAWS Poster Art 2008 (KAWS Kanye West 808s and Heartbreak)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Illustration Art: KAWS Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak album poster 2008. Offset lithograph; 12
Lithograph, Offset
KAWS Poster Art 2008 (KAWS Kanye West 808s and Heartbreak)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Illustration Art: KAWS Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak album poster 2008. Offer set lithograph
Lithograph, Offset
KAWS Small Lie set of 2 (KAWS Companion set)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
version made of African hardwood. The following year, KAWS released 11-inch grey, brown, and black
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS: Small Lie (Brown) - Vinyl Sculpture. Urban, Street art, Pop Art
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Small Lie (Brown) Date of creation: 2017 Medium: Sculpture Media: Vinyl Edition: Unknown and sold
Plastic
KAWS: Companion Brown 2016 - Original Vinyl Sculpture, Street art, Pop Art.
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Companion (Brown) Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Sculpture Media: Vinyl Edition: Open Size: 28 x
Plastic
KAWS: Passing Through (Brown) - Vinyl Sculpture. Urban, Street art, Pop Art
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Passing Through (Brown) Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Sculpture Media: Vinyl Edition: Unknown and
Plastic
KAWS: Companion Flayed (Brown) - Vinyl Sculpture. Urban, Street art, Pop Art.
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Companion Flayed (Brown) Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Sculpture Media: Vinyl Edition: Unknown and
Plastic
KAWS: Passing Through (Brown) - Vinyl Sculpture. Urban, Street art, Pop Art
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Passing Through (Brown) Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Sculpture Media: Vinyl Edition: Unknown and
Plastic
KAWS: Companion Flayed (Brown) - Vinyl Sculpture. Urban, Street art, Pop Art.
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Companion Flayed (Brown) Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Sculpture Media: Vinyl Edition: Unknown and
Plastic
KAWS: Clean Slate (Brown) - Design Vinyl Sculpture. Modern, Pop Art, Urban
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Clean Slate (Brown) Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Sculpture Media: Vinyl Edition: Open Size: 36 x
Plastic
Sold|$7,995
Untitled (KAWS x MOCAD)
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Unique screenprint in colors on heavy wove paper Title: Untitled (KAWS x MOCAD
Screen
KAWS Record Art (Travis Scott cover art)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
After KAWS Travis Scott Record Art, “The Scotts”: Offset lithograph on vinyl record jacket
Lithograph, Offset
Sold|$16,000
KAWS, 'MBF: Man's Best Friend' X, 2016
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS.”) and 'Charlie Brown' from the comic strip 'Peanuts' by Charles Schulz has been reimagined in
Screen
KAWS, 'MBF: Man's Best Friend' IV, 2016
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
“Joe KAWS.”) and 'Charlie Brown' from the comic strip 'Peanuts' by Charles Schulz has been reimagined
Screen
KAWS, 'MBF: Man's Best Friend' IX, 2016
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
“Joe KAWS.”) and 'Charlie Brown' from the comic strip 'Peanuts' by Charles Schulz has been reimagined
Screen
KAWS, 'MBF: Man's Best Friend' II, 2016
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
“Joe KAWS.”) and 'Charlie Brown' from the comic strip 'Peanuts' by Charles Schulz has been reimagined
Screen
Sold|$16,000
KAWS, 'MBF: Man's Best Friend' I, 2016
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS.”) and 'Charlie Brown' from the comic strip 'Peanuts' by Charles Schulz has been reimagined in
Screen
KAWS, 'MBF: Man's Best Friend' VIII, 2016
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
“Joe KAWS.”) and 'Charlie Brown' from the comic strip 'Peanuts' by Charles Schulz has been reimagined
Screen
KAWS Record Art 2008 (Kanye West 808s and Heartbreak 1st pressing)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS 2008 Record Art: Rare 2008 vinyl 1st Pressing of Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak featuring
Lithograph, Offset
Sold|$450
Companion (Brown)
By KAWS
Located in Englishtown, NJ
The Kaws Companion is an instantly recognizable artful home must have. Luxurious Brown version of
Resin
Sold|$49,950
DISSECTED COMPANION (BROWN)
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on wove paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by KAWS. 12 from the edition
Paper, Screen
Sold|$34,965
DISSECTED COMPANION (BROWN)
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on wove paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by KAWS. 12 from the edition
Paper, Screen
Sold|$1,700
Along The Way (Brown)
By KAWS
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: KAWS, Title: Along The Way (Brown) Series: Toys Date: 2019 Medium: Sculpture Unframed
PVC
Companion Open Edition Vinyl Figure Pair, Flayed and Regular (Brown)
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Pair of 2 Painted Cast Vinyl Figures (flayed and regular) Title: Companion
Resin, Plastic, Vinyl
KAWS Dayto Plane
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique painting in acrylic and mixed media. Signed, dated and titled at the back of the canvas. Sold with the Certificate of Authenticity, stretches on custom-made woode...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
x Disney Wooden Pinocchio
By KAWS
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Very rare Kaws x Disney Wooden Pinocchio. Still in box! Signed and numbered "KAWS */100" and
Wood
Sold|$23,000
Ups and Downs 6
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford High White paper Title: No. 6 Portfolio: Ups
Screen
Sold|$13,995
Tension No. 7
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gsm High White Paper Title: No. 7 Signed
Screen
Sold|$13,995
Tension No. 1
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gsm High White Paper Title: No. 1 Signed
Screen
Sold|$15,000
The News
By KAWS
Located in Philadelphia, PA
KAWS The News (#3) Original screen print on paper Signed and numbered in pencil Edition 100/100
Screen
Tension No. 10
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gsm High White Paper Title: No. 10 Signed
Screen
Sold|$13,995
Tension No. 6
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gsm High White Paper Title: No. 6 Signed
Screen
Sold|$2,850
Skateboard deck
By KAWS
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Extremely rare KAWS Skateboard deck from 1999 and very early into his career. It features his skull
Screen, Board
Sold|$17,600
'MBF: 'Man's Best Friend' II
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS.”) and 'Charlie Brown' from the comic strip 'Peanuts' by Charles Schulz has been reimagined in
Screen
Sold|$17,600
MBF: Man's Best Friend' X
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Man's Best Friend' X by KAWS is a signed, numbered, and dated silkscreen print, one of the ten
Screen
Sold|$17,600
MBF: 'Man's Best Friend' VI
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS.”) and 'Charlie Brown' from the comic strip 'Peanuts' by Charles Schulz has been reimagined in
Screen
Sold|$17,600
'MBF: 'Man's Best Friend' IV
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS.”) and 'Charlie Brown' from the comic strip 'Peanuts' by Charles Schulz has been reimagined in
Screen
Sold|$17,600
'MBF: 'Man's Best Friend' V
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Man's Best Friend' V by KAWS is a signed, numbered, and dated silkscreen print, one of the ten
Screen
'Man's Best Friend' VIII Silkscreen Print, 2016
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
“Joe KAWS.”) and 'Charlie Brown' from the comic strip 'Peanuts' by Charles Schulz has been reimagined
Screen
Sold|$17,600
'MBF: Man's Best Friend' I
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS.”) and 'Charlie Brown' from the comic strip 'Peanuts' by Charles Schulz has been reimagined in
Screen
KAWS Holiday Taipei Brown (KAWS Brown Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Brown Holiday Companion (KAWS Taipei) This figurine features KAWS' signature character
Vinyl
Sold|$640
KAWS Brown Companion
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Brown Companion, 2016. New and sealed in its original packaging. Published by Medicom Japan in
Resin, Vinyl
Sold|$650
KAWS Brown Companion
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Brown Companion, 2016. New and sealed in its original packaging. Published by Medicom Japan in
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Taipei (KAWS brown Taipei Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Brown Holiday Companion (KAWS Taipei) This figurine features KAWS' signature character
Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Taipei (KAWS brown Taipei Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Brown Holiday Companion (KAWS Taipei) This figurine features KAWS' signature character
Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Taipei (KAWS brown Taipei Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Brown Holiday Companion (KAWS Taipei) This figurine features KAWS' signature character
Vinyl
KAWS Holiday Japan (KAWS brown companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Brown Holiday Companion (KAWS Mount Fuji Japan): This sold out figurine features KAWS
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Taipei Holiday Companion Brown (KAWS Brown Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Brown Holiday Companion (KAWS Taipei) This figurine features KAWS' signature character
Vinyl
KAWS Taipei Holiday Companion Brown (KAWS Brown Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Brown Holiday Companion (KAWS Taipei) This figurine features KAWS' signature character
Vinyl
KAWS Taipei Holiday Companion Brown (KAWS Brown Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Brown Holiday Companion (KAWS Taipei) This figurine features KAWS' signature character
Vinyl
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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From graffiti tagger to hypebeast obsession to auction hero — we chart the artist’s rise and his widening influence.