Mr. Brainwash
Chaplin
2023

Name: Chaplin
Brand: Mr. Brainwash
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

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About the Item

Mr. Brainwash Chaplin, 2023; Executed in the famed style of the famous graffiti artist Banksy, this composition fuses historic pop images with present day icons. Mr. Brainwash, a pseudonym for French artist Thierry Guetta, pairs a revered figure with a celebrated saying, juxtaposing the confusion of modern culture with a simple, straightforward answer. The brilliantly multicolored graffiti background, with its jumble of images, provides a bold counterpoint to the simplicity of the central figure. Incorporated into the background are references to Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Roy Lichtenstein, three prolific figures fundamental to the 20th century pop-art movement. The use of Warhol’s renowned Campbell’s soup cans, Haring’s universally recognized cartoon-like figures, and Lichtenstein’s famed capitalized words creates a remarkable pop-graffiti hybrid. This compilation of historic and contemporary references creates an intriguing view of society that simultaneously entertains and mesmerizes viewers while encouraging them to explore the hidden messages in the work. Created in 2023, this silkscreen and mixed media on paper is hand signed by Mr. Brainwash (Garges-lès-Gonesse 1966 -) in ink in the middle left. This is a unique and original work. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: Mr. Brainwash Chaplin, 2023 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the sale of the work). 1. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this artwork. About the Framing: Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Mr. Brainwash Chaplin, 2023 presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.

Creator:
Mr. Brainwash (1966, French)
Creation Year:
2023
Dimensions:
Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
More Editions & Sizes:
Unique screen print and mixed media on paperPrice: $15,000
Medium:
Paper,Mixed Media,Screen
Movement & Style:
Street Art
Period:
2010-
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Palo Alto, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: 84591stDibs: LU1567214539662

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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)