Giclée 61x80 cm. Signed lower right Kostabi 2014. Limited edition of 50. Embossed publisher's stamp. Handmade paper. Loose leaf. The number of the specific giclée print may differ from the image shown.
About the author:
Mark Kostabi (1960) is an American artist and composer. He is also one of the most recognizable icons of the legendary New York art scene of the mid-1980s in the East Village. A contemporary of Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kostabi created a completely unique artistic style that resonated with audiences worldwide. His universal, faceless figures inhabit surreal worlds of color and contrast. Worlds where his subjects encounter themes of love, isolation, technology, and modern anxieties. This is Kostabi's desire for a universal visual language that transcends racial and national barriers, where everyone can read their own story in his paintings.
In 1987, he began exhibiting in renowned galleries in the United States, Japan, Germany, and Australia. He gained recognition in the specialized press after founding the "Kostabi World" art studio in Manhattan in 1988. In 1990, Kostabi's work also began to gain recognition in Italy, which led him to settle in Rome for a second time in 1996, thus dividing his life between Italy and the United States.
Among other things, he is the author of the painting "Use Your Illusion," which became the cover of the Guns N' Roses album of the same name. However, he did not limit his work to fine art – he is also the author of a number of applied art designs, and his works can be found in a range of fields. He is the author of a Swatch watch collection, Alessi vases, Rosenthal espresso cups, and even the pink jersey for the Giro d'Italia cycling race.
Mark Kostabi has been involved in fine art since the age of six and has been playing the piano since the age of twelve. His parents were musicians, his mother was a professional piano teacher. Since the age of 12, he has successfully alternated and combined both activities. He has currently opened a second art studio in Rome, where he hosts resident concerts and parties. Among the artists he admires most are Italian painters Caravaggio, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Giorgio de Chirico, and his idol – American pop artist Andy Warhol.
