KAWS Designs ABSOLUT KAWS Artist Edition Bottle Featuring CHUM Character
Absolut has introduced the ABSOLUT KAWS Artist Edition bottle, created in partnership with street artist KAWS, whose real name is Brian Donnelly. This limited edition is available for purchase on the company’s website and at select retailers. The bottle's design is inspired by an original artwork commissioned by Absolut, showcasing CHUM, one of KAWS's iconic characters, grasping an Absolut bottle amidst rippling water. Additionally, CHUM is depicted with a textured square featuring KAWS's signature "XX" motif, while the ripple design is printed on the interior back of the bottle. KAWS, recognized for his graffiti on trains and billboards, shared his enthusiasm for joining the ranks of artists who have collaborated with Absolut, aiming to bring art into unexpected spaces.
Key facts
- Absolut released the ABSOLUT KAWS Artist Edition bottle, available on its website and at select retailers
- KAWS, born Brian Donnelly, designed the bottle using his signature character CHUM and visual language
- The label is based on an original painting commissioned by Absolut and translated onto the bottle
- In the commissioned image, CHUM's yellow coiled hands hold a second image of an Absolut bottle partially submerged in water
- On the bottle, CHUM holds a textured square with KAWS's "XX" motif instead of an Absolut bottle
- The ripple motif is slightly distorted because it is printed on the inside back of the bottle; the outer back reproduces the original commissioned work
- Absolut has invited artists to reimagine its bottle for more than 40 years, with over 550 creatives contributing more than 850 artworks, including Andy Warhol
- KAWS got his start tagging trains and billboards and is known for paintings, monumental sculptures, and giant inflatables
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- Absolut
- My Modern Met
- Absolut Vodka
- Brooklyn Museum
- Serpentine Gallery
- Albertina Modern
- The Absolut Company International
- Heinz
- Tabasco
- Tomorrowland
- CULTED
- Spritmuseum
- StreetArtNews
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- National Gallery of Victoria
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- Brooklyn
- United States
- New Jersey
- UK
- Germany
- Spain
- Mexico
- China
- Italy
- New Zealand
- Poland
- Korea
- Stockholm
- Sweden
- New York
- London
- United Kingdom
- San Francisco
- Melbourne
- Australia
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