KAWS - How to Become People's Favorite Artist

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KAWS talks about his journey to becoming one of the art world's biggest names, the lessons he learned along the way, and how to disrupt conventional thinking.
KAWS knows how to become people's favorite artist, and in this KAWS documentary we break down the biggest lessons you can take from Brian Donnelly, a.k.a., KAWS.
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Artist and designer Brian Donnelly, who goes by the moniker Kaws, has become a household name in the art world. Some of the figurative characters and motifs in his work date back to the early years of his career in the 1990s, when he was still painting in 2D before moving on to 3D. He's done collaborations with brands such as DIOR, Nike, Supreme, COMME des GARÇONS, A BATHING APE®, MTV and more. He's also tapped into the world of pop culture and music with his incredible collaborations with icons such as Pharrell and Kid Cudi.

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[@abdullahkhuraibet]

Sometimes we can put unwanted barriers on ourselves, why limit yourself to making small figurines, when making a large one is the same exact thing but it’s just a different perspective or using a different material, or using that broken piece of furniture to create something. The word creativity is being able to find a link between things, and to be considered smart is to find a way to make others perceive it

[@SlobZombie]

Props to KAWS. dudes doin what he loves , inspiring others and keeping Pop Art hype

[@flaviomasson]

It’s very very hard to ramble for 10 min and not say one interesting thing. Congrats for achieving that

[@girlonamission1685]

He is so unrelateable.

[@gelidsoul]

Take corporate characters, paint an X over their eyes, make millions.

[@bzride]

right?

[@jymeeverse]

Really great videos! Good to see the face behind the art

[@nickrodis6862]

Thank you KAWS !

[@Catthepunk]

Somehow I think most artists are like this guy. What I've noticed from him though is that his art is branded with a combination of any of the features found in his models. Especially the eyes xx. He's differentiated himself, and has good connections.

[@funkadelph1852]

Man this dudes whole style comes from graffiti art. Not sure I like him saying he never considered himself a graffiti artist. Give the genre credit because you wouldn’t have a style without it. He used bomb trucks, trains, and buildings. Yes, he was/is a graffiti artist.

[@jahltercops6322]

he’s just trying to make a point that you shouldn’t label yourself as something, but i see your point too

[@creativeartbyluvensky]

Kaw is becoming an awesome icon, an other level of creativity gets him there, as simple as that. Thanks for sharing!

[@girloninternet1188]

He literally just rips off copyrighted characters. He isn't creative or an artist.

[@tmatti79]

Thanks!

[@revrevreviews]

"Kind of... sort of... you know... like..."

[@robbscott4]

Thank you

[@codebreaker4783]

Love this channel! It’s soul food

[@adamfreeman218]

great video

[@AF-gg3ce]

My first "big" purchase after starting my career was buying a KAWS piece. It was affordable but limited at the time. Now all his recent pieces are Open Edition so there isn't much more value than the retail price.

[@YouCanChangeYourWorldToday]

How much you pay ??

[@AF-gg3ce]

@@YouCanChangeYourWorldToday the kaws snoppy cookie jar was $150 at the time and now worth $1900 i just saw. and the KAWS x Lazzarini for about the same

[@tristanarcelona]

Enjoy your weekend

[@mikedillingham462]

He drew one character, skull and crossbones, then threw it on everybody else's shit , Mickey Mouse , the Simpson's, the Smurfs, MTV Moonman, Air Jordans. How the fuck is that staying true. That's called selling out😂

[@bamm86]

Yeah he’s a hack.

[@anima6035]

Maybe but the audience often dictates what the artist makes, they expect a certain style and when an artist strays from that it's often poorly received so sticking to the same tried and true thing is usually the way to success.

[@bamm86]

@@anima6035 the character is Mickey Mouse.

[@kylemachado1770]

He knows he’s low in talent but when your being interviewed you got to developed some bullshit that makes you sound humble and smart , you know like in politics , so you can keep that sell out gravy train running, he def don’t want smoke from other graffiti artists so he says some bullshit like he isn’t one , sounds safer …part of the game …it’s more about who you know when your at that level lol

[@constantine8963]

Couldn't agree more. I am not hating guys but rappers made him famous, connections and the fact that he was living in New York. Not his unique style or innovative approach.

[@billnye8143]

Art is like food some people like to eat sh*t

[@veelut]

great video but the narrative audio could have been balanced. it got really quiet and really loud at times. still enjoyed it though!

[@ArtSupport1]

Thanks for the feedback !

[@tristanarcelona]

Key reason

[@ninodebont]

From what is the interview at 6:29 ? would like to know

[@tristanarcelona]

When we’re those Dior awards?

[@HPtH1NeR]

FC crew!!

[@alexandraoprisan8410]

you should do one for Tyler Joseph from Twenty one pilots

[@user-rq7qg8rd6w]

Do something to seperate yourself all journeys lead to different levels of success.

[@tristanarcelona]

Tristy optimist

[@constantine8963]

I am not hating guys but rappers made him famous, connections and the fact that he was living in New York. But as a pure artist, he didn't bring anything innovative to the table, meaning copying forms and images that have been already established decades before by Disney or other artists, I mean come on...putting "XX" on their eyes and boom, what a great piece of art. :/

[@tastemakerguidie]

my indexes ambidextrous was whiskey jack end then box

[@galamotshaku]

Good art is not expensive Art. The metric of celebrity endorsement is super cringe.

[@arongilbert5828]

Does he actually paint on canvas?? Everything seems to be created on computer

[@tristanarcelona]

I mean the Dior show.

[@cernunnos9940]

It's easy for a middle to higher class kid to climb the ladder and become a successful artist.

[@bamm86]

Exactly

[@jatu6423]

fil gilabert???

[@artisticmegamok]

👏

[@Lethal_Spoon]

you know for being in a societal dark age life isn’t so bad rn

[@Ennugget]

As an artist, mastworks disgusts me

[@sinnceer_era]

🙏🏾✌🏾🐜God Bless Family🙏🏾✌🏾🐜

[@Gabriel_Mercado]

How to become one of my favorite CZcams channels: Be like Art Support
Seriously this channel is filled with inspiration and I love taking walks and binging your channel. You are helping me keep my mind on the right path! I love content like this, I love what you are doing.
I hope one day to be one of the artist featured on your channel!
Peace and love ✌️💙

[@masoley6369]

Empty but expansive

[@tristanarcelona]

Sark

[@stevenhanson6057]

Judge Whopner, “Did you hit the child, mam?” “Not really.”

[@tristanarcelona]

Nick party

[@ThePrivateEducator]

Hi, can u do more female artists?

[@ArtSupport1]

Definitely! We have a few coming up in the works, open to any suggestions of who you might want to see! :]

[@28isagreatnumber]

@@ArtSupport1 Jenny holzer please!

[@ThePrivateEducator]

Kali Uchis please

[@tristanarcelona]

Kinda funny

[@hustle_tee]

💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎

[@tristanarcelona]

Kinda dark

[@tastemakerguidie]

hexes aren't apexes criss criss a make crutch

[@nicodvorak9926]

kaws is boring

[@candeaguilar]

By ripping off things people already like, perhaps

[@tastemakerguidie]

but you believe the ops

[@bamm86]

So I guess his character just being a Mickey Mouse variant has nothing to do with anything huh?

[@nathanhaynes2856]

I'm not sure what I'm supposed to learn from this. Be yourself?

[@ebipbop]

Not labeling yourself into one thing, multidisciplinary.

[@scripts4473]

Wear a hat

[@bamm86]

Copy a Disney character and paint it in everything and do graffiti but don’t consider yourself a graffiti artist.

[@tristanarcelona]

Reason chateau bkf syb

[@tastemakerguidie]

it wooden sounded funnier

[@6ugust925]

Kaws talks like Elon 😅

[@tetragrammaton1]

Boring art

[@FrankWhite842]

I'm not a fan of Kaws. I write Skaw. Seek knowledge and wisdom! Not sure why I don't like.... I'm trying to like him. But he don't care regardless.

[@tristanarcelona]

Generous drake

[@crimsonchin6046]

While I appreciate the idea of never limiting yourself to a single label and being multidisciplinary, Kaws is a pretty goofy example. His whole thing is making extremely shallow "art" without even an attempt at any sort of deeper meaning. His art is commericialized, meaningless, imo pretty ugly, and exists purely to provide rich people another way to flex their wealth. And my god that sponser, no self respecting art youtube channel would accept a sponsership from Masterworks. My god "blue chip art", that's the worst thing I've ever heard. I guess I can't really hate though, everyone's gotta eat ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@themysteriousdomainmoviepalace]

Why do people like this stuff?

[@jacobduncan958]

This is such remarkable bullshit. 😂

[@bamm86]

I feel like he is totally aware of how full of shit he is. If he doesn’t then oof!

[@tristanarcelona]

Dead Justin beiber

[@devintylerross]

Masterworks… so gross. This is the antithesis of art, of humanity. Barf.

[@mundliew1392]

Sorry, Copy art is what I see!!

[@davidgobert6051]

Art is dead.

[@JustSayinStuff]

He kind of looks like Ian mackaye a little

[@alanv2062]

From graffiti to dolls