Graffitis De Kenny Scharf
In 1980 with a major in painting at the school of visual arts.
Graffitis de kenny scharf. See more ideas about kenny scharf pop art art. He is known for his participation in the interdisciplinary east village art scene during the 1980s alongside jean michel basquiat and keith haring. Though scharf s brightly colored imagery is generally playful he has remarked that darker themes exist beneath the surface of his works visible upon closer inspection. Petersburgh florida 1997 pop art.
Essay by louis grachos. All our content is geo localized so you can quickly discover main artistic trends from all over the world. Scharf is one of the first artists to inject elements of street culture into the main stream of contemporary art. By jan de james.
Kenny scharf early works influenced by hanna barbera cartoons kenny scharf is a renowned painter installation and graffiti artist from brooklyn widely recognized for his work associated with the lowbrow movement and inspired by pop culture and comic books. Pop surrealist salvador dali museum st. He was born in los angeles and moved to manhattan new york city to receive his b f a. Museo de arte contemporaneo de monterrey monterrey mexico 1996 kenny scharf.
All rights reserved. Aug 23 2012 kenny scharf rose to prominence alongside his friends and contemporaries jean michel basquiat and keith haring in the east village art scene of the 1980s. Artspace is the premier marketplace for contemporary art and offers works from the world s best contemporary artists at member only prices. Center for the fine arts miami 1996.
Fatcap is a web based resource on graffiti and street art culture. Kenny scharf born november 23 1958 is an american painter who lives in los angeles. His paintings incorporate imagery from advertisements cartoons and classic americana into exuberant. Dec 22 2019 explore roncap s board kenny scharf followed by 468 people on pinterest.