Brian Donnelly:Graffiti to the Fine Arts

By James Marvosa

Brain Donnelly (KAWS)

Argument

Brian Donnelly is the most important and influential graffiti artist of our time

Why?

Donnelly has successful tackled multiple areas of the fine arts: ranging from painting, sculpting, print development , product creation and fabric work.

KAWS has created his own brand, as well as collaborated with other artists on numerous projects.

His ability to connect with a wide fan base and appeal to other creative artists proves his greatness.

Early Art Work

KAWS began by displaying graffiti style art in the streets.

Leaving his mark in areas such as New Jersey, New York, and San Francisco, Donnelly displayed his prints, graffiti, and stickers in densely populated cities.

Progression As more people

recognized his art, KAWS expanded his creativity to gallery paintings, product creation, and numerous collaborations.

Donnelly’s fan base exploded from being an anonymous graffiti artist, to gaining online recognition, and then appealing on a world scale in areas as far as Japan. 1:27-2:36

Donnelly has successfully infused his urban style into fine art design.

By generating a large fan base and working in various forms of art, Donnelly’s creations confirm that he is the most important and influential graffiti artist of our time.