2010
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)
Love is the Answer
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in New York, NY
Lithograph on BFK Rives papers Edition 12 of 50 Signed and numbered in pencil and with artist's fingerprint
Lithograph
Rolling Home
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in New York, NY
Signed, dated, numbered in pencil with artist's fingerprint in verso Edition 80 of 100 Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Screen, Lithograph
Heart & Soul
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in New York, NY
Heart & Soul, 2020 Signed, dated, numbered in pencil with thumbprint in verso Screenprint on paper 30 x 22 inches Edition 84 of 85
Screen
The Greatest
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in New York, NY
Legend Forever (Homage to Muhammad Ali) Signed and numbered Screenprint with acrylic and mixed media on hand-torn archival paper 37 x 70 inches Edition 6 of 70
Archival Paper, Mixed Media, Screen
Love Splash
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in New York, NY
Love Splash, 2010 Signed and numbered with thumb print and year on verso Screenprint 22 x 22 inches Edition 35 of 300
Screen
A Good Day's Flight
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in New York, NY
Screenprint with spray paint on cream Archival Art paper. Edition 90 of 100. Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil with artist's thumbprint in back.
Screen
With All My Love, Mr. Brainwash
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Draper, UT
Ten color screenprint on hand torn archival paper. Dimensions of 20.5×22.5 in. Released in 2016 from a sold out edition of 125. Mr. Brainwash is an icon and a great investment. Pri...
Archival Paper
Mr Brainwash - Love Above All
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in London, GB
Screenprint on Archival paper with Deckled edges 30 × 22.25 in / 76.2 x. 56.5 cm Edition of 1274 Signed and numbered by the artist comes with COA from the artist. Mr. Brainwash, the...
Screen
"The Beatles" broken vinyl records on canvas artwork by Mr. Brainwash
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A portrait of "The Beatles" (Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon) is made out of broken vinyl records on canvas in this mixed media artwork by Mr. Brainwash....
Mixed Media
Where There Is Love There Is Life Offset Print, Pop Art, Signed, 2010
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Draper, UT
Controversial L.A. “street artist”, Mr. Brainwash takes to the New York City art scene with the opening of his “Icons” show in the meat packing district on Sunday February 14th. First brought to the public eye when LA Weekly profiled the artist in a cover story, Mr. Brainwash continues to be a much-discussed figure as the star of infamous street artist Banksy’s documentary “Exit Through the Gift Shop”, which premiered last month at the Sundance Film Festival. Thierry Guetta or “Mr. Brainwash” jam packed his massive art Icons show into two floors of a 15,000 square foot space. The show features portraits of pop culture icons; Madonna, Obama, Michael Jackson, James Brown and the Beatles, among many others, all interpreted through old broken records placed on canvas and silk screens with touches of spray paint. Wether you love him or you hate him, Art Icons is sure to be one of the largest and most lavishly funded art shows of the decade. Mr. Brainwash: Icons is ran from March 31 at 415 West 13th Street between Ninth Avenue and Washington Street in the Meatpacking District...
Offset
Lennon
By Andrew Cotton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Originally from North London, Andrew Cotton received his art education at the prestigious Central St. Martins School of Art in Holborn, London. His work is now found in galleries thr...
Canvas, Mixed Media
Einstein Love is the Answer
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Mr. Brainwash Einstein Love is the Answer 2023, is a vibrant and stimulating work featuring Albert Einstein, a pillar of history and modern...
Mixed Media, Screen
