Mr. Brainwash, Life Is Beautiful (Black), Rare Signed Metal Sculpture

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Enamel on steel sculpture. Hand signed and dated on the underside by Mr. Brainwash. Hand numbered 17/50 on the underside. … Read more Enamel on steel sculpture. Hand signed and dated on the underside by Mr. Brainwash. Hand numbered 17/50 on the underside. Size: 6.5 x 10.37 x 2.37 inches. Original box not included.

Artwork is in excellent condition.

About the Artist: Mr. Brainwash (French, born 1966) is a street 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 Banksy. 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. “Banksy captured me becoming an artist,” Mr. Brainwash has said. “In the end, I became his biggest work of art.” Born Thierry Guetta on November 11, 1966 in Garges-lès-Gonesse, France, he 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, he was included in the exhibition “Art Wars” at Saatchi Gallery in London. The artist currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. See less