Artist: Mr. Brainwash
Title: A Thousand Wishes
Year created: May 2017
Medium: Powder/Spray Acrylic on Hand Torn Archival Art Paper
Signed by the artist
Edition: 1 of 1
Framed: 28 X 28.
This piece is framed.
Includes a certificate of authenticity.
Description of piece:
A Thousand Wishes is a painting bound by the wishes of those affected by cancer. Mr. Brainwash created this original painting after receiving thousands of vials of colorful paint powders, wished upon by children and their families struck by cancer. These "magic mediums" were brought to life on the canvas and live in this intensely personal piece forever. Photos of the creation process will be included with the framed painting.
Artist bio:
Mr. Brainwash, the pseudonym for Thierry Guetta, is an internationally-known Pop Artist and videographer whose street art and Contemporary pieces are highly valued by collectors. Mr. Brainwash utilizes famous artistic and historic images, including Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin, Andy Warhol, Kate Moss and Mickey Mouse, and alters them in significant ways. Guetta began creating his own street art and had his first solo show as Mr. Brainwash in 2008. In 2009, Mr. Brainwash assisted Banksy in launching his Los Angeles show, Barely Legal, which was attended by notable celebrities and collectors. The two then filmed a documentary following the secretive life of Graffiti artists, "Exit Through the Gift Shop", which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Oscar. Mr. Brainwash's artistic evolution and rise to fame is documented in the film, bringing Mr. Brainwash a massive following in the street art scene, with some of his works, such as the portrait of Jim Morrison, selling for US$100,000, and his Charlie Chaplin painting estimated to be worth between $50,000-$70,000. Over the past decade, Mr. Brainwash gained massive following with his exhibitions such as the one held at the Opera Gallery, London, selling out in two days. Musicians, such as Madonna and the Red Hot Chili Peppers have commissioned his works, and Mr. Brainwash has been hired for several high profile promotional projects, including a work for the Obama initiative "Let Girls Learn". Mr. Brainwash's art fuses historic pop imagery with images of contemporary pop culture to create a brand of Pop Art uniquely his own, considered a "graffiti hybrid."