'No Future Companion' by LXF & K2, 2022
REPLICA designer art figure based on the collaboration of artists KAWS + Hajime Sorayama.
12 x 6.8 x 4.8 Inches
33 x 17.3 x 12.2 Centimeters
14.2 x 10.8 x 5.5 Inches (box)
REPLICA gold and silver chrome plated PVC designer art figure with skateboard.
Open Edition (Sold Out).
New in blister-pack shell with white handling gloves.
Comes in original custom box.

ARTIST BIO (KAWS)

KAWS was born Brian Donnelly in Jersey City, New Jersey. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration in 1996. After graduation, KAWS briefly worked for Disney as a freelance animator painting backgrounds.

He began his career as a graffiti artist growing up in Jersey City, New Jersey. Later moving to New York City in the 1990s, KAWS started subverting imagery on billboards, bus shelters and phone booth advertisements. These reworked advertisements were at first left alone, lasting for up to several months, but as KAWS’ popularity skyrocketed, the ads became increasingly sought after. In addition to New York, KAWS has done work in Paris, London, Berlin and Tokyo.

KAWS’ acrylic paintings and sculpture have many repeating images, all meant to be universally understood, surpassing languages and cultures. One of KAWS' early series, 'Package Paintings', was made in 2000. This series, entitled 'The Kimpsons', subverted the famous American cartoon, "The Simpsons". KAWS explains that he "found it weird how infused a cartoon could become in people's lives; the impact it could have, compared to regular politics." In addition, KAWS has reworked other familiar icons such as Mickey Mouse, The Michelin Man, The Smurfs, and SpongeBob SquarePants.

ARTIST BIO (Hajime Sorayama)

Recognized world-wide for his uniquely imaginative, erotic style of paintings, Hajime Sorayama is a Vargas Award winner, an achievement of highest regard in air-brush artistry.

The sleek chrome aesthetic of robotics in a hyper-sexualized feminine form has been a signature style for Sorayama that has spanned over 4 decades. Considered as one of the most influential pin-up artists of our time, Hajime Sorayama's art is displayed in permanent collections at the MOMA, Smithsonian Institute and the US Library of Congress.
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