If you are a lover of contemporary art and you enjoy the work of artists like Kaws, Keith Haring or Shepard Fairey, surely the name of Daniel Arsham. Born in Cleveland and raised in Miami, Arsham was 12 years old when Hurricane Andrew destroyed his childhood home, a traumatic event that left a deep mark on him and would inspire his later work. After receiving a scholarship and studying at The Cooper Union in New York, specialized in architecture But with the passage of time, other interests such as drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, video or scenography were introduced into his work.
But why have Arsham’s works become so famous? Well, among other things because its ultra-recognizable. If there is something of utmost importance for any creator in this time, it is having a brand identity; That as soon as they take a look at your product, people instantly know that it belongs to you. And that’s just what happens with Arsham. Like Haring’s colorful puppets or figures with touches cartoon from Kaws, the whitish and eroded sculptures of Arsham Not only are they instantly identifiable, but They have become popular at stratospheric levels.
As? First, because usually uses a lot of pop culture iconography. Among his most famous works is the series of sculptures he made of Pokémon, Mickey Mouse or the Delorean of Return to the future. The key is that they all present like archaeological relics that seem to have been crumbling for centuries. With this simple procedure, Arsham plays with the conceptions of time, presenting objects from the present treated as objects from the past to allude to the future that awaits us. A deceptive use of architecture that seeks to confuse expectations of space and time. This mixture of Structural experimentation and satirical wit have enchanted great fashion minds like Kim Jonesfor whom he designed the entire set design for Dior’s summer 2020 collection, or Pharell Williams, with whom he has collaborated multiple times, causing his work to be widely valued in the fashion industry.
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