Giclée 61x80 cm. Signed lower right Kostabi 2014. Limited edition 6/50. Blind stamp of the publisher of the work. Handmade paper. Loose sheet.
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 developed a truly 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 art press after establishing 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 numerous designs for applied art, and his works can thus be found in a variety 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 he was six years old and has played the piano since he was 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 recently opened a second art studio in Rome, where he hosts residential concerts and parties. Among the artists he most admires are the Italian painters Caravaggio, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Giorgio de Chirico, and his role model—the American pop artist Andy Warhol.
