URGE #5 is the fifth plate of the 2020 URGE portfolio in a white colorway that reduces the palette to outlines and minimal tonal contrast against a pale ground. The pared-back chromatic register emphasizes linework and graphic structure rather than color impact, and the figure's pose — consistent with the rest of the series — concentrates on hands and face in an attitude that reads as withdrawal or emotional weight. Silkscreen suits KAWS's compositional logic: every shape resolves into a discrete color zone with precise registration, printed on heavyweight paper. The URGE portfolio was issued in a numbered edition during 2020 and sits within the phase of KAWS's practice that returned to a single recurring character for sustained two-dimensional treatment across multiple plates and colorways, paralleling the inward turn of his studio work during pandemic-era restrictions on travel and large-scale installation.
URGE #5 White was created by KAWS.
URGE #5 White uses Silkscreen, on silkscreen.
URGE #5 White depicts pop art.
URGE #5 White measures 28 × 21.5 cm.
