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Freeway Editions recently spoke with LA street artist Kai about his collaboration with Konfuzed (aka hip hop artist Chris Brown) at this year’s Art Wynwood. When asked how the collaboration came about Kai stated that “Konfuzed and I met through friends Andy and Nobody Photography. We did a mural together with Dirty Wet Paint and it was a success. I guess after that we became friends, and when I was invited to display work at the FAAM Urban Auction I called up Konfuzed to see if he wanted to join. He accepted and then...

This week Freeway Editions is presenting Kai Aspire as our artist of the week. We have not talked much about Kai recently and he is one of our favorite local artists so here is a bit more about this artist’s background and his work.

“Kai is originally from Los Angeles and now lives and works between Paris and LA. Having this kind of cultural cross over has really informed his artwork. Kai aka Kai Apsire takes Andy Warhol’s ideas of pop art to the next level. Warhol’s Factory and all...

Kai is originally from Los Angeles and now lives and works between Paris and LA. Kai Aspire is working in the 21st century a time where people are inundated with imagery even more consistently. He takes images from popular culture and advertisements and appropriates their messages into the format of street art. He has taken Warholian concepts and turned them into an in your face socio-economic observation that truly compels the viewer to not only observe the art but think about a specific message, to reflect inward.
Residing in two of the world’s largest and most expensive cities has allowed Kai to...