Kenny Scharf
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Kenny Scharf

United States • 1958  105 followers

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

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, Furungle (Gold), Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$5,200

Sculpture, Flores Pink Flocked Sculpture, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$18,184

Design, Orville, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$636

Painting, Unique Surfboard, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$135,000

Print, Beauty From Within, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

Print - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Print - 30 x 22 inch

$3,394

Print, Towers of Flowers, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$3,394

Print, Furungle (Red), Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

Kenny Scharf

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

Kenny Scharf

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

Kenny Scharf

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

Kenny Scharf

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

$5,200

Print, Moodz, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

Print - 26 x 28 cm Print - 10.2 x 11 inch

$637

Print, Gordi, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$2,182

Sculpture, Scary Guy (Sculpture), Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$2,588

Print, Orbiting, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$2,425

Print, Flintstones, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$4,243

Print, Snail Nymphs, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

Print - 30.5 x 30.5 cm Print - 12 x 12 inch

$3,031

Print, Furungle (Green), Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$7,474

Print, Furungle (Red), Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$7,474

Print, Furungle (Gold - Yellow), Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$9,698

Print, Untitled | Face, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

Print - 50 x 40 cm Print - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

$3,394

Print, Galaxiverse, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$3,394

Print, Lingua Amarrada, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

Print - 80 x 72.5 cm Print - 31.5 x 28.5 inch

$3,394

Print, Vring!, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$2,963

Sculpture, Flores Pink, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$27,000

Sculpture, FLORES BLACK, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$22,500

Print, Kozmik, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

Print - 141 x 114 cm Print - 55.5 x 44.9 inch

$13,941

Print, Plurble, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$5,963

Print, Vring!, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

Print - 71.1 x 58.4 x 2 cm Print - 28 x 23 x 0.8 inch

$4,000

Sculpture, Paradis perdu (cutout), Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$37,500

Print, Places Please, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

Print - 53.3 x 85.1 x 2.57 cm Print - 21 x 33.5 x 1 inch

$5,500

Print, Looky - Tondo, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

Print - 30.5 x 30.5 cm Print - 12 x 12 inch

$7,516

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

Kenny Scharf

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

$1,200

Print, Peanuts - 3 skates, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$3,019

Print, Blimy, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$5,940

Print, Furungle (Green), Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$6,500

Print, Furungle (Red), Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$6,500

Design, Flowty, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$163

Print, Paradis Perdu, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

$15,900

Print, Furungle (Black), Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

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Print, Furungle (Blue), Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

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Print, Furungle (Yellow), Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

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

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What is Kenny Scharf’s artistic movement?
The artistic movements of the artists are: Abstract Street Art
When was Kenny Scharf born?
The year of birth of the artist is: 1958