Lot 50

Technique: Mixed media on paper attached on canvas
Unique piece
Dated: 2020
Title: “With all my love”
Signed: Lower right & on the reverse
Exclusively for Greece an Cyprus at Kapopoulos Fine Arts

Kapopoulos’ exhibitions:
14 July 2018, Mykonos Gallery, Solo exhibition
27 July 2019, Mykonos gallery, Art show

Mr Brainwash (1966) is the moniker of French-born, Los Angeles-based filmmaker and Pop artist Thierry Guetta. He has spent the better part of the last decade attempting to make the ultimate street art documentary. Meanwhile, inspired by his subjects, he started hitting the streets, from Los Angeles to Paris. A provocative figure in the world of street art, Mr. Brainwash practices an irreverent brand of appropriation characterized by the use of copyrighted images from history, popular culture, and art history. The artist subtly alters the picture or its context, mischievously undermining the tone of the source material. His work hinges on the idea that anything is possible in his practice. “Art has no walls. Anybody can be an artist,” he says. “Art has no rules. There’s no manual.” He rapidly emerged as a renowned figure on the international street art scene. In June 2008, Mr. Brainwash made his art show debut with one of Los Angeles’s most memorable solo exhibitions; Life is Beautiful, held at the historic CBS Studios on Sunset Boulevard. Originally scheduled to open for only two weeks, the exhibit was extended for three months, attracting more than 30,000 visitors.