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Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

United States • 1958 • 146 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, Towers of Flowers, Kenny Scharf

Towers of Flowers

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

CHF 2,697

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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

CHF 2,231

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

CHF 46,983

Print, Zolitarie, Kenny Scharf

Zolitarie

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

CHF 1,552

Print, Sloppy Melt, Kenny Scharf

Sloppy Melt

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

CHF 2,371

Print, Flowerpower, Kenny Scharf

Flowerpower

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

CHF 1,108

Print, Blimy, Kenny Scharf

Blimy

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

CHF 3,756

Sculpture, Starget, Kenny Scharf

Starget

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

CHF 5,172

Print, Flores Yellow, Kenny Scharf

Flores Yellow

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

CHF 7,224

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

CHF 954

Print, Newazy, Kenny Scharf

Newazy

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

CHF 4,835

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Print, Furungle (Blue), Kenny Scharf

Furungle (Blue)

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

CHF 5,603

Sculpture, Flores Purple, Kenny Scharf

Flores Purple

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

CHF 12,931

Print, Flintstones, Kenny Scharf

Flintstones

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

CHF 3,371

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

CHF 116,379

Print, Woodz, Kenny Scharf

Woodz

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

CHF 4,310

Print, Furungle (Yellow), Kenny Scharf

Furungle (Yellow)

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

CHF 5,603

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

CHF 2,398

Sculpture, Flores Yellow, Kenny Scharf

Flores Yellow

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

CHF 12,931

Print, Starget, Kenny Scharf

Starget

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

CHF 5,172

Print, Schrungle, Kenny Scharf

Schrungle

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

CHF 4,310

Print, Gordi, Kenny Scharf

Gordi

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

CHF 1,734

Sculpture, Flores Pink, Kenny Scharf

Flores Pink

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

CHF 23,276

Print, Blimy - Tondo, Kenny Scharf

Blimy - Tondo

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

CHF 3,756

Print, Earthworld, Kenny Scharf

Earthworld

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

CHF 7,759

Print, Plurble, Kenny Scharf

Plurble

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

CHF 5,141

Print, Furungle (Green), Kenny Scharf

Furungle (Green)

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

CHF 4,464

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

CHF 4,483

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

CHF 4,483

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

CHF 4,483

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

CHF 4,483

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

CHF 4,483

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

CHF 4,483

Print, Galaxiverse, Kenny Scharf

Galaxiverse

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

CHF 2,697

Print, Worldz End (Day), Kenny Scharf

Worldz End (Day)

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

CHF 8,621

Print, Worldz End (Night), Kenny Scharf

Worldz End (Night)

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

CHF 8,621

Sculpture, FLORES BLACK, Kenny Scharf

FLORES BLACK

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

CHF 19,397

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

CHF 21,552

Design, Flowty, Kenny Scharf

Flowty

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

CHF 125

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

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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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Print, Paradis Perdu, Kenny Scharf

Paradis Perdu

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

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