Later today, Louis De Guzman, a Filipino-American visual artist based in Chicago, is releasing his second collaboration with Looney Tunes to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Bugs Bunny! Based off of De Guzman’s signature color palette and composition style, the “A Wild Hare – 2” Bugs Bunny vinyl figure stands 11” tall, is limited to just 350 pieces, and will retail for $380.
This metallic colorway of “A Wild Hare” showcases the versatility of De Guzman’s color palette, and creates a new perspective on the composition of the iconic cartoon character. There is also a matching 16”x16” signed and numbered print on cotton archival paper being released today, which is limited to 75 pieces and will retail for $225. Both De Guzman x Looney Tunes releases will go on sale at 4pm PST today, Tuesday, June 29th, on the NTWRK mobile app.
“A Wild Hare” is a conceptual case study celebrating 80 iconic years of Bugs Bunny. This work represents an elevated and colliding approach within my personal body of composi-tional work and color palette rooted from my ongoing “In Between The Lines” narrative. Pushing what form and function can communicate through physical form, the basis for this project was to approach iconography and encapsulate a familiar face + movement with modern day techniques. As if we were pulling subject matter out of a photograph from a time capsule and replenishing it with a new look and feel to it. Being able to dig into the Warner Bro's archives and study Bugs Bunny's evolution through the decades has been a humbling experience. And to be able to be a part of his legacy is an honor. – Louis De Guzman
