Labubu Gucci – 50 x 70 cm paint on paper

Acrylic paint and mixed media on canvas

Labubu is no longer a coincidence. What once started as a playful designer character has grown into a hype: collectible, coveted, recognizable. Cute, but never innocent. This work builds on precisely that. Labubu Gucci plays with that tension.

The iconic

Labubu figure becomes larger, rawer, and more confronting here. The teeth are sharp, the gaze is brazen, and the suit is adorned with a luxurious pattern that immediately evokes associations with status, brands, and desire. Gucci here does not represent fashion, but rather what branding does to image, identity, and desire. This work is about how pop culture, art, and commerce intertwine. About how a character transforms into something larger than itself through repetition, hype, and context. Labubu here becomes not a toy or collectible, but a mirror of our time: cutely packaged, but with a biting undertone.

The style is unmistakably