Kaws The News VI, 2018
In The News VI, 2018, KAWS expands his ongoing series of circular abstractions with a composition alive in colour, motion, and emotional charge. Vivid tones of teal, violet, lime, and crimson intersect beneath the artist’s emblematic XX symbols, which float like coded signals in a field of energetic lines and layered shapes. The overlapping forms suggest eyes or masks—familiar motifs within KAWS’s visual universe—now abstracted into a near-electric optical field.
The work embodies the artist’s synthesis of pop iconography and fine art composition, where cartoon-inspired gestures become vehicles for psychological depth. Here, chaos and order coexist: the vibrant palette evokes both playfulness and intensity, while the circular frame contains a restless, pulsing energy.
The News VI exemplifies KAWS’s ability to translate emotional immediacy into graphic precision. At once contemporary and timeless, the piece reflects his meditation on perception, repetition, and the sensory overload of the digital age—turning visual noise into a harmonious and unforgettable work of art.