FriendsWithYou

[8] In October 2006, the German art press Die Gestalten Verlag published a FriendsWithYou monograph titled Friends With You Have Powers!

FriendsWithYou has explained that their art is meant to "activate the social interaction of people as exploded and refracted by the Internet and elaborate new modes of interpersonal relationships.

FWY hopes that "through their artwork, the buried, neglected urges and yearnings that a seasoned art viewer may not expect to have activated; playfulness, laughter, and inquisitiveness are triggered, with an end result of feeling connected.

[3][7] Conceptually, FriendsWithYou's experiential artwork is in conversation with Relational Aesthetics and the work of Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, and Damien Hirst.

The show featured 22 FriendsWithYou artworks including a series of anthropomorphic figures created largely out of geometric abstractions made from Lasercut MDF, car paint, and acrylic.

The show was described as "relentlessly cheerful," and “an interactive, experiential wonderland of pop-straction and participation.” Much like Murakami, Arturo Herrera, Yayoi Kusama, and others, FWY takes a spiritual and serene approach to form and figure in them :) exhibition.

[18] Inner Space, The Secrets of the Unknown featured bright wooden sculptures, introspective metal beings, and FriendsWithYou's signature inflatable artwork.

The paintings were meant to be flat extensions of FriendsWithYou's existing sculptural, graphical and experiential installation works and were created to allow or encourage viewers to project their own emotions.

[24] On June 6, 2010, to open section 2 of the High Line in New York City, a collection of 40 air-filled sculptures filled 16,000 square feet of outdoor space in Chelsea.

The large totems represented self-reflective portraits, in line with FWY's goal of evoking visitors to see their emotions and own self within the sculptural pieces.

Visitors were encouraged to come and “be in awe of these large, reduced shaped and simple totems,” stated Arturo Sandoval III.

[32] "The playground will guide children through Peeko, the baby mountain, and his adventure with Cloudy, his new found friend, to the magical Rainbow Valley.

"[35] Wired described it as "a warped Mario Brothers level" Cloud City opened in 2005 at the MOCA warehouse during the annual Art Basel in Miami.

The oversized geometric forms and colors invited participation on the part of the viewers in Cloud City, "an adventurous dream world playground designed to reinvigorate audiences with childlike energy and optimism.

[38] Skywalkers Parade was commissioned by Scion and was a collaboration with other artists such as Ara Peterson, Misaki Kawai, MumbleBoy, Paper Rad, David Choe, and DEVILROBOTS.

The Installation aimed to be an "adventure into a modern ritual that empowers us to realize the significant effect we can pose on the world and a chance to alter it to a more balanced state to achieve happiness.

[2] FriendsWithYou's past works are the basis of True and the Rainbow Kingdom, an animated series produced by Guru Studio for Netflix.

Cloud City