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Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

United States • 1958 • 141 followers
Featured in: Master Artists

I don't want art to be elitist. I want people to understand what I'm doing.

Nationality

American

Categories

Printmakers

Artistic movements

Street Art

Themes

Street art, Pop Art, Fantastic

Biography

Kenny Scharf is an American painter who lives in Brooklyn, New York. He received his B.F.A. in 1980 with a major in painting at the School of Visual Arts located in Manhattan, New York City.

Scharf's works consist of painting pop culture icons in a science fiction setting, such as the Flintstones and the Jetsons. He is most well known for his work in the 1980s interdisciplinary art scene.

Kenny Scharf was most known for his work in the East Village, Manhattan art scene of the 1980s, with shows at Fun gallery (1981) and Tony Shafrazi (1984), before seeing his work embraced by museums, such as the Whitney, which selected him for the 1985 Whitney Biennial. It was during this time that he did the cover art for the B-52s' fourth studio album, Bouncing off the Satellites.

Scharf was friends and former roommates with graffiti artist Keith Haring and appears in the documentary "The Universe of Keith Haring". With Keith, Kenny Scharf created the first of his blacklight disco installations called "cosmic closet" in the closet of their Times Square apartment. That project has grown and morphed into its most recent incarnation, "Cosmic Cavern". In 2004, he appeared in The Nomi Song, a documentary about his friend, opera singer Klaus Nomi.

In 2010, Kenny Scharf collaborated with Joe Grillo and Laura Grant of Dearraindrop, an artist collective from Virginia Beach, for a show at The Hole NYC curated by Kathy Grayson. Kenny Scharf has had featured exhibits at the Monterrey Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami Center for the Fine Arts, and the Queens Museum of Art. 

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Print, Flowerpower, Kenny Scharf

Flowerpower

Print . 61 x 45.7 cm Print . 24 x 18 inch

$1,394

Print, Plurble, Kenny Scharf

Plurble

Print . 61 x 61 x 0.3 cm Print . 24 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,963

Print, Blimy, Kenny Scharf

Blimy

Print . 61 x 61 x 0.1 cm Print . 24 x 24 x 0 inch

$4,727

Painting, D.B. Cooper - Recycle, Kenny Scharf

D.B. Cooper - Recycle

Painting . 17.5 x 21.75 x 1.27 cm Painting . 6.9 x 8.6 x 0.5 inch

$54,500

Sculpture, Scary Guy (Sculpture), Kenny Scharf

Scary Guy (Sculpture)

Sculpture . 22.9 x 14 x 24.1 cm Sculpture . 9 x 5.5 x 9.5 inch

$2,588

Print, Zolitarie, Kenny Scharf

Zolitarie

Print . 76 x 101 cm Print . 29.9 x 39.8 inch

$1,800

Sculpture, Starget, Kenny Scharf

Starget

Sculpture . 128 x 107 x 1 cm Sculpture . 50.4 x 42.1 x 0.4 inch

$6,000

Print, Flores Yellow, Kenny Scharf

Flores Yellow

Print . 95 x 76 x 0.01 cm Print . 37.4 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$9,091

Print, Peanuts - 3 skates (1), Kenny Scharf

Peanuts - 3 skates (1)

Print . 80 x 20 x 2 cm Print . 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,200

Print, Newazy, Kenny Scharf

Newazy

Print . 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.1 cm Print . 30 x 40 x 0 inch

$6,085

Private collection
Print, Furungle (Blue), Kenny Scharf

Furungle (Blue)

Print . 106.7 x 106.7 x 2 cm Print . 42 x 42 x 0.8 inch

$6,500

Sculpture, Flores Purple, Kenny Scharf

Flores Purple

Sculpture . 64 x 53 x 1 cm Sculpture . 25.2 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch

$15,000

Print, Flintstones, Kenny Scharf

Flintstones

Print . 94 x 117 x 0.05 cm Print . 37 x 46.1 x 0 inch

$4,242

Print, Woodz, Kenny Scharf

Woodz

Print . 128 x 107 cm Print . 50.4 x 42.1 inch

$5,000

Painting, Unique Surfboard, Kenny Scharf

Unique Surfboard

Painting . 195.6 x 50.8 x 6.4 cm Painting . 77 x 20 x 2.5 inch

$135,000

Print, Towers of Flowers, Kenny Scharf

Towers of Flowers

Print . 69 x 57 cm Print . 27.2 x 22.4 inch

$3,394

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Print, Furungle (Yellow), Kenny Scharf

Furungle (Yellow)

Print . 106.7 x 106.7 x 2 cm Print . 42 x 42 x 0.8 inch

$6,500

Sculpture, Flores Yellow, Kenny Scharf

Flores Yellow

Sculpture . 64 x 53 x 1 cm Sculpture . 25.2 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch

$15,000

Print, Sloppy Melt, Kenny Scharf

Sloppy Melt

Print . 64 x 90 cm Print . 25.2 x 35.4 inch

$3,537

Print, Starget, Kenny Scharf

Starget

Print . 128 x 107 cm Print . 50.4 x 42.1 inch

$6,000

Print, Peanuts - 3 skates, Kenny Scharf

Peanuts - 3 skates

Print . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,018

Print, Schrungle, Kenny Scharf

Schrungle

Print . 107 x 128 cm Print . 42.1 x 50.4 inch

$5,000

Sculpture, Flores Pink, Kenny Scharf

Flores Pink

Sculpture . 63.5 x 53.3 x 10.2 cm Sculpture . 25 x 21 x 4 inch

$27,000

Print, Gordi, Kenny Scharf

Gordi

Print . 39.4 x 33 cm Print . 15.5 x 13 inch

$2,182

Print, Blimy - Tondo, Kenny Scharf

Blimy - Tondo

Print . 61 x 61 cm Print . 24 x 24 inch

$4,727

Print, Earthworld, Kenny Scharf

Earthworld

Print . 102 x 137 cm Print . 40.2 x 53.9 inch

$9,000

Print, Furungle (Red), Kenny Scharf

Furungle (Red)

Print . 106.7 x 106.7 x 0.3 cm Print . 42 x 42 x 0.1 inch

$5,200

Print, Furungle (Orange), Kenny Scharf

Furungle (Orange)

Print . 106.7 x 106.7 x 0.3 cm Print . 42 x 42 x 0.1 inch

$5,200

Print, Furungle (Green), Kenny Scharf

Furungle (Green)

Print . 106.7 x 106.7 x 0.3 cm Print . 42 x 42 x 0.1 inch

$5,200

Print, Furungle (Gold), Kenny Scharf

Furungle (Gold)

Print . 106.7 x 106.7 x 0.3 cm Print . 42 x 42 x 0.1 inch

$5,200

Print, Furungle (Blue), Kenny Scharf

Furungle (Blue)

Print . 106.7 x 106.7 x 0.3 cm Print . 42 x 42 x 0.1 inch

$5,200

Print, Furungle (Black), Kenny Scharf

Furungle (Black)

Print . 106.7 x 106.7 x 0.3 cm Print . 42 x 42 x 0.1 inch

$5,200

Print, Furungle (Green), Kenny Scharf

Furungle (Green)

Print . 107 x 107 x 1 cm Print . 42.1 x 42.1 x 0.4 inch

$5,618

Print, Galaxiverse, Kenny Scharf

Galaxiverse

Print . 71.5 x 60.8 cm Print . 28.1 x 23.9 inch

$3,394

Print, Worldz End (Day), Kenny Scharf

Worldz End (Day)

Print . 137 x 178 cm Print . 53.9 x 70.1 inch

$10,000

Print, Worldz End (Night), Kenny Scharf

Worldz End (Night)

Print . 137 x 175 cm Print . 53.9 x 68.9 inch

$10,000

Sculpture, FLORES BLACK, Kenny Scharf

FLORES BLACK

Sculpture . 63.5 x 53 x 1 cm Sculpture . 25 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch

$22,500

Sculpture, Paradis perdu (cutout), Kenny Scharf

Paradis perdu (cutout)

Sculpture . 61 x 81.3 x 10.2 cm Sculpture . 24 x 32 x 4 inch

$25,000

Print, Paradis Perdu, Kenny Scharf

Paradis Perdu

Print . 106.7 x 137.2 cm Print . 42 x 54 inch

$16,900

Design, Flowty, Kenny Scharf

Flowty

Design . 114.3 x 134.62 x 72 cm Design . 45 x 53 x 28.3 inch

$161

Design, Orville, Kenny Scharf

Orville

Design . 40 x 40 x 5 cm Design . 15.7 x 15.7 x 2 inch

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Print, Furungle (Black), Kenny Scharf

Furungle (Black)

Print . 106.7 x 106.7 x 2.57 cm Print . 42 x 42 x 1 inch

Sold

Print, Vring!, Kenny Scharf

Vring!

Print . 71.1 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Print . 28 x 23 x 0.1 inch

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