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'Mona Lisa 3' by Madsaki, 2021 Limited Edition Spray Can display collab. with Montana Colors. Paint color: Dharma Green 7.5 x 2.5 Inches (spray can) 8.6 x 3 x 3.3 Inches (display) Montana Color spray paint can featuring artwork by Japanese contemporary artist Madsaki. Based on the artist's original from 2019. Limited Edition of 500 (Sold Out). Plate-signed by the artist on can reverse. Comes in original wood-burned logo display box with acrylic window. Artist's signature stamped on display box side. ABOUT THE ART MADSAKI immortalizes one icon with another, remaking the Mona Lisa with Montana Colors paint brand. Born in Osaka in 1974, and relocated to New Jersey at a young age, MADSAKI graduated from the Parsons School of Design in New York (BFA, 1996) and was a member of international artist group Barnstormers before starting his solo career. Both satirical and sentimental, aggressive yet vulnerable, MADSAKI has used graffiti influences as a way to express the frustration and alienation of his bicultural identity and to critique the value of art. ARTIST BIO A graduate of New York City’s Parsons School of Design (BFA, 1996), MADSAKI was born in Osaka, Japan, and raised in New Jersey, USA – experiences between two cultures that formed his aesthetics and personality. While much of MADSAKI’s work centers on his interest in art history and critiquing mass culture with references to slang, movies and manga characters, the artist has recently been exploring more personal, intimate topics. To express this visually, MADSAKI developed a signature style using spray paint as a fine art medium, stemming from the fact that he has never participated in illegal graffiti on the streets. The artist is particularly known for his Wannabe series, which at first glance humorously targets old masters, yet their deeper meaning is a reoccurring theme that can be found throughout MADSAKI’s artistic practice - an attempt to use laughter and humor as both distraction and therapy for his internal turmoil. _______________________________________________________