MTV’s “Talk at Playground” sat down with producer and designer Pharrell Williams and graffiti artist and OriginalFake creator Kaws in Florida where the two discussed their work and receiving the public’s feedback about their work. The two have grown a great relationship with one another, view the complete show below.
KAWS started out as a grafitti artist. After moving to New York in the 90s, he made his mark (literally) by subverting imagery on billboards, bus shelters and phone booths. As KAWS popularity skyrocketed, his altered ads became wanted items. Through all of his projects, KAWS has successfully blurred the line between fine art and mass-produced merchandise. He uses his products to allow his imagery to infiltrate a larger audience than that of the fine art world. The artist is currently an active member in both the commercial and fine art communities.
