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)
$2,212Sale Price|25% Off
JE T'AIME - PINK SPLASH (SCULPTURE)
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Aventura, FL
Acrylic paint on cast resin sculpture. Pink and white color. Hand signed, numbered and dated on the underside by the artist. Edition of 20. Each is unique. Includes original box. ...
Resin
$1,462Sale Price|25% Off
Life is Beautiful (Black), rare signed metal sculpture
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Aventura, FL
Enamel on steel sculpture. Hand signed and dated on the underside by Mr. Brainwash. Hand numbered 17/50 on the underside. Size: 6.5 x 10.37 x 2.37 inches. Original box not includ...
Metal, Enamel
$11,200Sale Price|20% Off
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (LARGE ORANGE SCULPTURE)
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Aventura, FL
Orange color. Hand signed, numbered and dated with thumbprint and studio catalog number on the underside. AP edition of 10. The Life is Beautiful sculpture is made from thermal coa...
Resin
$2,587Sale Price|25% Off
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (PINK SCULPTURE)
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Aventura, FL
Pinkish - purple color. Hand signed, numbered and dated on the underside by the artist. Edition of 50. The Life is Beautiful sculpture is made from thermal coated durable cast resi...
Resin
$2,212Sale Price|25% Off
JE T'AIME - RED SPLASH (SCULPTURE)
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Aventura, FL
Acrylic paint on cast resin sculpture. Red and white color. Hand signed, numbered and dated on the underside by the artist. Edition of 20. Each is unique. Includes original box. ...
Resin
$2,212Sale Price|25% Off
JE T'AIME - BLUE SPLASH (SCULPTURE)
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Aventura, FL
Acrylic paint on cast resin sculpture. Blue and white color. Hand signed, numbered and dated on the underside by the artist. Edition of 20. Each is unique. Includes original box. ...
Resin
$2,212Sale Price|25% Off
JE T'AIME - BLACK SPLASH (SCULPTURE)
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Aventura, FL
Acrylic paint on cast resin sculpture. Black and white color. Hand signed, numbered and dated on the underside by the artist. Edition of 20. Each is unique. Includes original box....
Resin
$3,775
H 16 in W 7 in D 8 in
Woman Lying Down & Growing with Tree bronze sculpture by Yulla Lipchitz
Located in Hudson, NY
Organic, abstract bronze sculpture by Yulla Lipchitz of a woman lying down with a tree. About this artist: Yulla Lipchitz, née Halberstadt, was born on April 21, 1911 in Berlin, Ge...
Bronze
Goddess Ethereal
By Kevin Kelly
Located in Westport, CT
This aqua resin and acrylic sculpture is an abstract female for created by Kevin Kelly. The dimensions are noted include a 3 1/2 inch high base. Kelly works out of his Brooklyn studi...
Resin, Acrylic
Knife
By Kevin Kelly
Located in Westport, CT
This aqua resin and acrylic sculpture is an abstract female for created by Kevin Kelly. The dimensions are noted include a 4 inch high white base. The pedestal is separate. Kelly wor...
Resin, Acrylic
KAWS SEPARATED Companion (KAWS black Separated Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SEPARATED COMPANION: New & unopened in its original packaging: This highly collectible black KAWS SEPARATED figure is derived from the Brooklyn based artist’s larger scale s...
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS BFF Companion Set of 2 works (KAWS Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS BFF 2017 (set of 2 individual works): each new, & unopened in original packaging. Standout KAWS Companion figures derived from KAWS’ large scale BFF sculpture in Los Angel...
Resin, Vinyl
Kusama Pumpkins (Set of 3 works)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Yayoi Kusama Set of 3 Pumpkins: Yellow and Black, Red & White and Red & Black Naoshima: An iconic, vibrantly colored pop art set - these small Kusama pumpkin sculptures feat...
Resin
$334
H 1.97 in W 1.97 in D 6.3 in
Curved Ceramic Sculpture Anthropomorphic Hybrid Creature Polychrome Small Object
By Óscar Aldonza Torres
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Curved ceramic sculpture depicting an anthropomorphic hybrid creature, combining human facial features with insect-like elements and polychrome surface. This work belongs to the ser...
Ceramic, Epoxy Resin, Oil
$6,800
H 22 in W 8 in D 5 in
Female Torso in Bronze Finish - Contemporary Figurative Sculpture by Zura
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This work encapsulates Zura's deep exploration of the human form, rendered with raw immediacy and emotional resonance. The sculpture’s sensuous curves and rough, tactile surface invi...
Bronze
$945Sale Price|65% Off
H 15 in W 18 in D 12.5 in
Chroma-Spiderman Sculpture, Pop Art, Resin and Mixed Media, 2010+
By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...
Resin, Mixed Media
$2,400
H 5.11 in Dm 15.74 in
"Ceramic #43" 2018 original handmade signed unique Talavera plate bowl 16x16x5in
By Luis Miguel Valdes
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) "Ceramic #43", 2018 Ceramic plate in Uriarte's Talavera 15.74 × 15.74 × 5.11 in (40 × 40 × 13 cm) Hand-signed by author ______________________________...
Enamel
$950Sale Price|47% Off
H 20.5 in W 7 in D 14 in
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "Universal Man" from Huichol ALTERATIONS Series
By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS!!! ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol a...
Glass, Resin, Mixed Media
$4,400
H 34 in W 19 in D 6 in
James Bearden Large Scale Brutalist Owl Sculpture from His "Animal Series"
By James Bearden
Located in Dallas, TX
Amazing large scale brutalist owl sculpture with glass eyes and beautiful enamel coloration by renowned Iowa abstract artist James Anthony Bearden from his Animal Series. We also hav...
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Steel
Life is Beautiful (unique hand painted sculpture)
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique one of a kind hand painted thermal coated cast resin sculpture. Hand signed on the underside by Mr. Brainwash. Artwork Size: 5.5 x 8.75 x 1.5 inches. Box is hand signed ...
Resin, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Sold
H 6.5 in W 10.37 in D 2.37 in
Life is Beautiful (Black), rare signed metal sculpture
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Aventura, FL
Enamel on steel sculpture. Hand signed and dated on the underside by Mr. Brainwash. Hand numbered 17/50 on the underside. Size: 6.5 x 10.37 x 2.37 inches. Original box not includ...
Metal, Enamel
Sold
H 5.5 in W 8.75 in D 1.5 in
Life is Beautiful (Blue) Limited Edition Signed Sculpture in Bespoke signed box
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in New York, NY
MR. BRAINWASH Life is Beautiful (Blue), 2015 Limited Edition Thermal coated durable cast resin in original artist designed box 5 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 1 1/2 inches Hand signed, dated, and nu...
Resin, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Cardboard
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (WHITE VARIANT SCULPTURE)
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, numbered 1/1 and dated on bottom by the artist. One of a kind variant. The Life is Beautiful sculpture is made from durable cast resin, thermal coated in a classic Mr. ...
Resin
Life is Beautiful
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in New York, NY
Life Is Beautiful #1, 2014 Cast resin sculpture 17.5 x 11 x 4 inches Mr. Brainwash is the moniker of Los Angeles-based filmmaker and Pop artist ...