The unique street pop artwork, “Caught Red-Handed” by Mr. Brainwash, a French-born graffiti artist known for his alterations of copyright images from pop culture and art history, is a piece intended to emulate love. The artwork features an elderly man with his back to the viewer, observing a young girl with painted hands. The viewer assumes the culprit of the painted "I LOVE YOU" sign is the child, from both the red hands a red paint can that sits next to her. Brainwash has chosen to include references of other pop and graffiti artists, including Keith Haring's signature symbols. The unique silkscreen print includes a painted white frame. It is 21 inches tall and 17 inches wide.

Mr. Brainwash, a French artist born Thierry Guetta (1966), has captured the imagination of the international market with his unique fusion of classic Pop Art imagery with the subversive playfulness of contemporary Street Art. His unique style incorporates layered screen printing, stencils, spray painting, and improvisational hand painting. His imagery playfully juxtaposes cultural icons of the past with those of the present while stylistically paying homage to an array of artists, from Andy Warhol to Keith Haring and Banksy. In 2008, Mr. Brainwash’s first solo exhibition Life is Beautiful was a smash hit, featuring “larger-than-life installations” of his hybrid fusion of Street Art and classic Pop Art. Mr. Brainwash sold over a million dollars worth of art in a matter of weeks. By 2009, Mr Brainwash’s work had garnered so much recognition that he was approached by Madonna to design the cover for her greatest hits album, Celebration. In 2011, the artist was commissioned by the Red Hot Chili Peppers band to direct the launch campaign of their latest album. Mr. Brainwash is also the subject of Banksy’s documentary, Exit Through The Gift Shop, which was nominated for an Academy Award. Their collaboration resulted in a remarkable documentary that is part personal journey and part exposé of the art world with its mind-altering mix of hot air and hype.

To see more of Mr. Brainwash’s work at Taglialatella Galleries, visit: https://www.taglialatellagalleries.com/artists/mr-brainwash