Gary Baseman was born in Los Angeles in 1960 to Polish

Gary Baseman was born in Los Angeles in 1960 to Polish-born Holocaust survivors. He began his career as a successful illustrator in the 1980s
(The New Yorker, Time, Rolling Stone magazine), then transitioned into fine art in 1999, gaining wide recognition for his whimsical and imaginative paintings. In 2000 Baseman achieved popular renown as creator and executive producer of Disney’s Emmy and BAFTA award-winning
animation series Teacher’s Pet, which ran from 2000 to 2002, and was made into a feature film in 2004. At around the same time, his iconic
artwork began to infiltrate American homes through the best-selling board game Cranium. His innovative vinyl figurines have been produced
all around the world, and some of his limited-edition characters, such as Dumb Luck, Toby, ChouChou, and Buckingham Warrior, are highly
sought-after collectibles.
Gary Baseman is one of today’s most prominent and multi-faceted Los Angeles-based artists. From his early works as an illustrator to his
designer toys, paintings, performances, videos, and photographs, Baseman’s work explores the human condition and the complexity of
relationships, family, and history. He has exhibited his fine art throughout the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia. Baseman's
retrospective exhibition The Door is Always Open is currently on display at Shanghai chi K11 Art Museum featuring over 500 objects displayed
in a unique, immersive home environment. Showcasing 25 years of Baseman's boundary-defying art, this exhibition made its debut at the
Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles in 2013, and the following year traveled to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei.
Coach designer Stuart Vevers invited Gary Baseman to collaborate on his Spring/Summer 2015 collection. The artist developed a secret
society of imaginary creatures named Buster Le Fauve, Candy Darling, Kiki, Ziggy, and Iggy invading bags, t-shirts and sweaters. This collection
will be in avant-premiere at colette starting from January 19th.
The Eyes of the World
Acrylic on vintage book, 2014
19,5 x 13,4 x 3,7 cm
(frame 35,5 x 30 cm)
4500 €
Acrylic on vintage book, 2014
21 x 14,1 x 3,3 cm
(frame 37 x 30,5 cm)
5500 €
Acrylic on vintage book, 2014
19,4 x 13,2 x 3,2 cm
(frame 36 x 30 cm)
5000 €
Les Fauves
French Literature
Hidden Rituals
Libertas Unbound
Secret Dreams
The Day’s Journey
Acrylic on vintage book, 2014
23,6 x 16 x 2,1 cm
(frame 39,5 x 32 cm)
5500 €
Confessions of a Spring Flower
Acrylic on vintage book, 2014
21,1 x 14,4 x 2,8 cm
(frame 37 x 30,5 cm)
4750 €
Acrylic on vintage book, 2014
19,2 x 13,7 x 3 cm
(frame 35,5 x 30 cm)
5000 €
Acrylic on vintage book, 2014
23 x 15 x 2,4 cm
(frame 36,5 x 31 cm)
5000 €
Acrylic on vintage book, 2014
19,4 x 13,2 x 3,2 cm
(frame 35,5 x 30 cm)
4000 €
Kiki comes to Me in a Dream
Colored pencil on paper, 2014
23 x 30,5 cm
3000 €
Colored pencil on paper, 2014
23 x 30,5 cm
3000 €
Le Dejeuner en Fourrure
Sacrifice of Kiki
Blood Ritual
Histoire de l’Oeil (Story of the Eye)
Little Drop of Blood
The Enigma of the Day
Attempting the Impossible
Colored pencil on paper, 2014
23 x 30,5 cm
3000 €
Oval Portrait of Camellia and Buster
Acrylic on ephemera, 2014
78,7 x 62,2 cm
8000 €
Colored pencil on paper, 2014
23 x 30,5 cm
4000 €
Colored pencil on paper, 2014
30,5 x 23 cm
3000 €
Colored pencil on paper, 2014
30,5 x 23 cm
3000 €
Oval Portrait of Camellia and her Confidants
Acrylic on ephemera, 2014
83,8 x 68,5 cm
9000 €
Une sélection de produits Gary Baseman est disponible au RDC.
colette contact : tel 01 55 35 33 97 email galerie@colette.fr
@colette #colettegallery
Colored pencil on paper, 2014
23 x 30,5 cm
4000 €
Colored pencil on paper, 2014
23 x 30,5 cm
3000 €