Mr. Brainwash Could We Be Love For Sale
Mr. Brainwash
Could We Be Love, 2024
Screenprint on paper
36 x 30 in.
Edition
39/79 (#39/79)
About this work
Mr. Brainwash, born Thierry Guetta, has established himself as one of the most commercially successful and widely recognized figures in contemporary street art. Rising to international prominence following the 2010 documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop, the French-born, Los Angeles-based artist has cultivated a distinctive visual language that bridges urban culture with pop art sensibilities. His works are held in private collections worldwide and command significant attention at auction, with major pieces regularly achieving six-figure results on the secondary market. Could We Be Love exemplifies the artist's signature approach to appropriation and layered imagery. The composition centers on a bold interrogation of love as both concept and commodity, rendered through Mr. Brainwash's characteristic fusion of stencil work, dripped paint, and graphic text elements. The surface vibrates with accumulated visual information, combining found imagery with gestural marks that suggest both spontaneity and deliberate construction. This tension between control and chaos defines the artist's practice, inviting viewers to consider the nature of authenticity and meaning in an image-saturated age. At 36 by 30 inches, the work possesses an intimate yet commanding presence suitable for both residential and institutional settings. This example, numbered 39 of 79, represents a desirable position within a limited edition that balances accessibility with exclusivity. Guy Hepner is pleased to offer this 2024 work to discerning collectors seeking engagement with one of the defining voices in contemporary street art. For acquisition inquiries, pricing, and availability of additional works by Mr. Brainwash, please contact the gallery directly.
$4,500
Edition & Provenance
- Year
- 2024
- Medium
- Screenprint on paper
- Edition
- 39/79 (#39/79)
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About Mr. Brainwash
Mr. Brainwash is the alias of Thierry Guetta, a French-American contemporary artist born in 1966 in Garges-lès-Gonesse, France. He moved to Los Angeles at 15. There, an obsession with filming led him into the world of street art, where he documented artists including his cousin Invader, Shepard Fairey and Banksy.
Encouraged by Banksy to make his own work, Guetta adopted the name Mr. Brainwash. His debut exhibition, Life Is Beautiful (2008), was staged in a converted Los Angeles TV studio and became a landmark event. He gained international recognition after appearing in Banksy's Oscar-nominated 2010 documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop.
His work blends street art, Pop Art and celebrity culture through bold stencils, spray-paint drips and bright color. He remixes icons such as Marilyn Monroe and Albert Einstein alongside uplifting slogans like Life Is Beautiful and Follow Your Heart. He has designed album covers for Madonna and Rick Ross. In 2022 he opened the Mr. Brainwash Art Museum in Beverly Hills.
Today his paintings, sculptures and limited edition prints are collected worldwide.