Video: KAWS on Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon

As previously reported artist Brian Donnelly, better known as KAWS will join the balloon line-up of the 2012 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  ARTINFO visited KAWS in his Brooklyn studio and talked about his preparation for the parade.

New Kaws Vinyl: Companion Resting Place

Star saving because KAWS announced his next vinyl drop and it's a doozy. What you see above a is new figure, “Companion Resting Place,” that will be released soon via OriginalFake and KAWSONE.com.

Kaws Balloon To Appear At Macys Thanksgiving Parade

Here is some exciting news from KAWS. The former graffiti turned contemporary artist has been asked to contribute a balloon to Macys famous Thanksgiving parade this November. Donnelly will join Jeff Koons and Takashi Murakami in the exclusive hundred-feet-high club for artists whose work has floated in the event. The artists trademark Companion will be the adapted character for the project, more specifically a recent rendition who sits with gloved hands covering his face, as if he were ashamed or crying.

“I grew up in Jersey City, watching the parade on TV,” Mr. Donnelly said. “It was more important than the holiday itself. To have my character in a lineup with Snoopy and Kermit is a real dream.”

For more on the story visit the NY Times.

Original Fake KAWS Companion Candle

KAWS and his brand OriginalFake present another great product for Spring/Summer 2012. The new KAWS Companion Candle looks exactly like the Companion character figures that we have seen over the years. They come in black and ivory and if you make a  purchase of more than 50′000 Yen in the Original Fake store in Tokyo, you can choose one of the two as a freebee. Will these make it to the United States?

Kaws - 4ft Seated Companion

Photos: StreetArtNews

A new Kaws 4ft Seated Companion made it’s début on the Galerie Perrotin stand @ the International Fair of Contemporary Art in Paris, these were actually cast in bronze as opposed to the fiberglass 8 and 10 footers.