2012
Mr. Brainwash is a French street Pop artist and videographer known for his large-scale installations and prints of celebrities like Madonna, Kate Moss and Marilyn Monroe. His practice of subverting cultural iconography and appropriation borrows from Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Bansky.
Fellow street artist Alec Monopoly has said that he considers Mr. Brainwash a mentor. He is perhaps best known for his role in Banksy’s documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010), which features Mr. Brainwash’s rise to success in the street art scene. Much like Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol, Mr. Brainwash's popularity in Pop art happened almost overnight after the premiere of the film, in which he remarks, “Banksy captured me becoming an artist. In the end, I became his biggest work of art.”
Born Thierry Guetta, Mr. Brainwash moved to Los Angeles when he was 15, where he attended high school before dropping out. The artist later ran a successful vintage clothing store in the city. His interest in street art was spurred by a visit to France in 1999, where he learned that his cousin was the famed graffiti artist Space Invader. Having developed a knack for filming, Mr. Brainwash started to record the nightly escapades of Invader and other street artists such as Shepard Fairey.
In 2013, Mr. Brainwash was included in the exhibition “Art Wars” at Saatchi Gallery in London. He has since developed an exceptional international reputation beyond hype-culture; his followers are captivated by his use of positive messages, an uplifting outlook and a retrospection of life through street and contemporary art alike, of which his global growing fan base can't get enough.
In the present day, Mr. Brainwash's international fan base of collectors has propelled his blue-chip artwork into the upper tier of desirability where he has joined the ranks of contemporary Pop art masters such as KAWS, Roy Lichtenstein and Jeff Koons.
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(Biography provided by Arton Contemporary)
Mr Brainwash Street Art Screenprint, 2018, Signed, Happy Birthday Einstein!
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Mr. Brainwash Title: Happy Birthday Einstein! Medium: Screenprint in colors on archival paper Date: 2018 Edition: 96/100 Image Size: 28" x 20" Sheet Size: 30" x 22 1/4" Frame...
Screen
Mr Brainwash Street Art Screenprint, 2017, Signed, Justice League
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Mr. Brainwash Title: Justice League Medium: Screenprint in colors on hand torn archival paper Date: 2017 Edition: 27/100 Sheet Size: 47 1/2" x 34 1/4" Image Size: 42 1/4" x 2...
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Mr. Brainwash Handle with Care Screenprint, Signed, 2013
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Mr. Brainwash Title: Handle with Care Medium: Screenprint in 5 colors on deckled edge archival paper Date: 2013 Edition: 18/75 Sheet Size: 22 1/2" x 30" Frame Size: 29 1/4" x...
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Mr. Brainwash Jimi Hendrix Screenprint, Hand Signed, Framed
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Mr. Brainwash Title: Jimi Hendrix Medium: Screenprint Date: circa 2009 Edition: Unnumbered Sheet Size: 30" x 22 1/2" Frame Size: 36 3/4" x 29 1/4" Signature: Hand signed in ...
Paper, Screen
Mr Braiwnash Vintage Mona Lisa Screenprint, Signed, Framed
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Mr. Brainwash Title: Vintage Mona Lisa Medium: Screenprint Date: 2009 Edition: PP 3/5 (aside from the edition of 35) Image Size: 28" x 20" Sheet Size: 30" x 22 1/2" Frame Si...
Paper, Screen
Mr. Brainwash Playing Cowboy Screenprint on Archival Paper, Signed, 2020
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Mr. Brainwash Title: Playing Cowboy Medium: Screenprint in colors on archival paper Date: 2020 Edition: 26/85 Sheet Size: 44 3/8" x 32 1/2" Image Size: 40" x 28" Signature: H...
Screen
Love is the Answer
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in New York, NY
Lithograph on BFK Rives papers Edition 12 of 50 Signed and numbered in pencil and with artist's fingerprint
Lithograph
Mr Brainwash -- Love Is The Answer - MC2 (Blue), Hand Signed
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Mr Brainwash Love Is The Answer - MC2 (Blue), 2012 Screenprint on BFK Rives wove paper, 2012 Hand signed in pencil, dated in red crayon and signed with the artist's inky fingerprint...
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Einstein Love is the Answer
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Mr. Brainwash Einstein Love is the Answer 2023, is a vibrant and stimulating work featuring Albert Einstein, a pillar of history and modern...
Mixed Media, Screen
Eternity - Screen Print by Mr Brainwash, Hand-Signed, Edition of 150
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in London, GB
Mr Brainwash Eternity, 2010 5-colour screen print with deckled edges edition of 150 hand-signed and numbered by the artist Mr. Brainwash is the pseudonym of French-born street artis...
Screen
Where There Is Love There Is Life Offset Print, Pop Art, Signed, 2010
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Draper, UT
Controversial L.A. “street artist”, Mr. Brainwash takes to the New York City art scene with the opening of his “Icons” show in the meat packing district on Sunday February 14th. First brought to the public eye when LA Weekly profiled the artist in a cover story, Mr. Brainwash continues to be a much-discussed figure as the star of infamous street artist Banksy’s documentary “Exit Through the Gift Shop”, which premiered last month at the Sundance Film Festival. Thierry Guetta or “Mr. Brainwash” jam packed his massive art Icons show into two floors of a 15,000 square foot space. The show features portraits of pop culture icons; Madonna, Obama, Michael Jackson, James Brown and the Beatles, among many others, all interpreted through old broken records placed on canvas and silk screens with touches of spray paint. Wether you love him or you hate him, Art Icons is sure to be one of the largest and most lavishly funded art shows of the decade. Mr. Brainwash: Icons is ran from March 31 at 415 West 13th Street between Ninth Avenue and Washington Street in the Meatpacking District...
Offset
With All My Love, Mr. Brainwash
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Draper, UT
Ten color screenprint on hand torn archival paper. Dimensions of 20.5×22.5 in. Released in 2016 from a sold out edition of 125. Mr. Brainwash is an icon and a great investment. Pri...
Archival Paper
