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Old 11-11-08 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Ricekilla
Don't knock Kaws. If you ever saw his work in person, you would appreciate it more. His lines and painting are perfect. It's like someone blew up some cel shaded work. He does other things than adding his signature skull and cross bones to famous cartoons.

Artists are like bands, everyone will have their fans and haters.

PS - I love Shep Fairey(Obey) as well, but they're totally different styles, but I do not think Fairey's paintings/prints sell for as much as Kaws. Kaws' paintings can easily hit $100k with eager buyers lined up for it. But that doesn't guage a painter's skill.

Either way Greg Simkins would tear either of them up when it comes to skill...try looking him up, I have a couple of prints from him, and a giclee canvas. You won't be disappointed.
comparing kaws to shep is comparing apples to oranges. two different things. I dig obey stuff, it's all good, but kaws put in work writing graffiti in nyc in the nineties, and was a pioneer in the whole streetart/culturejamming thing with his subway and bus ads. also theres several documented cases of shep blatantly biting vintage war posters and what not...

either way, both good artists.
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