Kenny Scharf
Born in Los Angeles in 1958, currently lives and works in Los Angeles.
Kenny Scharf is a painter and installation artist associated with the Lowbrow movement, and is well known for his work inspired by comic and pop culture. He studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and became part of the East Village art scene during the 80s.
As a self-described "pop surrealist," Scharf employs a range of techniques, media and allusions to create hallucinatory worlds filled with floating donuts, cartoon characters and bright-coloured, often-anthropomorphic blobs. A dynamic and joyous burst of colour, form and energy radiate from his works. However, these saturated, seemingly playful shapes have sharp teeth that reflecting the dual nature of our modern society. Scharf's paintings are always reflective of the artist's unique and self-generated visual universe.
1958年出生於美國洛杉磯，目前在洛杉磯生活和工作。
Kenny Scharf是一位與低眉藝術（Lowbrow Art）相關的畫家和裝置藝術家，以其受漫畫和流行文化啟發的作品而聞名。 他曾就讀於紐約市視覺藝術學院，並在 80 年代成為紐約東村藝術界的一分子。
作為一名自稱「流行超現實主義者」的藝術家，Scharf運用一系列技術、媒體和典故來創造充滿漂浮甜甜圈、卡通人物和色彩鮮豔的擬人化斑點的幻覺世界。 他的作品總是散發著活力和歡樂的色彩、形態和能量。 然而，這些看似俏皮的圖形卻同時擁有鋒利的牙齒，反映了現代社會的雙重性。的的作品總是反映着藝術家獨特的、自我生成的視覺宇宙。
PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS
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2023
I’m Baaack | NANZUKA UNDERGROUND | Tokyo, Japan
Tout Suite | Almine Rech | Paris, France
charf Shift | Luan & Co. | Seoul, Korea
Kenny Scharf: Withstanding the Test of Time | Adamar Fine Arts | Miami, FL2022
KENNY SCHARF: FURUNGLE | Meyerovich Gallery | San Francisco, CA
WOODZ 'N THINGZ | TOTAH | New York, NY2021
Kenny Scharf: FLORES | Meyerovich Gallery | San Francisco, CA2020
DystopianPainting | Almine Rech | New York, NY
Kenny Scharf: Flores | Oliver Cole Gallery | Miami, FL2019
Optimistically Melting! | Honor Fraser | Los Angeles, CA
BLUE BLOOD | TOTAH | New York, NY2018
KENNY SCHARF, INNER AND OUTER SPACE | Leila Heller Gallery | New York, NY2017
Kenny Scharf: Blox and Bax | Honor Fraser | Los Angeles, CA2013
Kenny Scharf: Pop Renaissance | Honor Fraser | Los Angeles, CA -
2024
Clockwise | TOTAH | New York, NY
Sale Ends Today | Ross + Kramer Gallery | New York, NY
What Was And What Will Be | bG Gallery | Santa Monica, CA2023
The Summer | AISHONANZUKA | Hong Kong
Tempo. Tempo! Tempo? | Kunstmuseum Schloss Derneburg | Hildesheim, Germany
Muses: The City & The Artist | Opera Gallery | New York, NY
Basquiat × Warhol. Painting four hands | Fondation Louis Vuitton | Paris, France
Pop Art Unveiled: from Masters to contemporary Icons | Miami Fine Art Gallery | Miami, FL
TM Sisters in Making Miami | Locust Projects | Miami, FL
Art With Text: The Message is the Medium | Alpha 137 Gallery | New York, NY
Artists Skates, Plates & Design Objects | Alpha 137 Gallery | New York, NY
The Monaco Masters Show | Opera Gallery | Monaco
Street Art & Urban Art | Alpha 137 Gallery | New York, NY
Modern Masters | Galerie Boulakia | London, UK
Taking it to the Streets, curated by Billy Gross | bG Gallery | Santa Monica, CA
Unique Works: Paintings, Works on Paper and Board | Alpha 137 Gallery | New York, NY
KAWS, Koons & Kenny Scharf | Puccio Fine Art | Southampton, NY
Spring For Art | End to End Gallery | Hollywood, FL
STYLE WRITERS | Mucciaccia Gallery | London, UK
STREET MASTERS: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, and KAWS | Hamilton-Selway Fine Art | Los Angeles, CA
BEYOND THE STREETS London at Saatchi Gallery | BEYOND THE STREETS | London, UK
Have A Closer Look | Corridor Contemporary | Tel Aviv, Israel
Warehouse Sale | Sponder Gallery | Boca Raton, FL2022
NIGHTLIFE - PALAIA / HAMBLETON | GALERIE S CASSIS | Cassis, France
Contemporary Pop and All That Jazz | Adamar Fine Arts | Miami, FL
All Treats, No Tricks! | End to End Gallery | Hollywood, FL
CONTROL Gallery presents: POST GRAFFITI | BEYOND THE STREETS | London, UK
The Iconic Edition | Lorin Gallery
Inside the Pictures, End to End Gallery | Hollywood, FL
Seeing Red | Alpha 137 Gallery | New York, NY
Basquiat, Haring, Scharf | Opera Gallery | Hong Kong
Worldwide Contemporary Art | 3 White Dots | Hong Kong
FROM THE STREET [Banksy, Keith Haring, KAWS, Kenny Scharf] | Rosenfeld Gallery LLC | Miami, FL
Finally Home | Maune Contemporary | Santa Barbara, CA2021
GIFTED: Group Show | Gallery 52 | Salon Art + Design 2021 | Wexler Gallery |
Concrete to Canvas | West Chelsea Contemporary | Austin, TX
Go Figure | Maune Contemporary |
Gallery Art Summer 2021 Exhibition | Gallery Art | Aventura, FL
Monaco Masters Show | Opera Gallery
Rubbing Elbows with the Masters | Adamar Fine Arts | Miami, FL
COLORFUL | QG Gallery | Brussels, Belgium
Looney Tunes | Corridor Contemporary | Atlanta, GA
On The Bright Side | Opera Gallery | SMILE | ACED GALLERY |
POP POSTERS | Gallery 52 |2020
ART to WEAR | bG Gallery | Santa Monica, CA
FIGURATIVE ∙ STILL-LIFE ∙ OBJECTIVITY | Rosenfeld Gallery LLC | Miami, FL
Beyond Vandalism | End to End Gallery | Hollywood, FL
Objet d'Art & Ephemera | Gallery 52 | Jeffersonville, NY
Graffiti Innovators | Rosenfeld Gallery LLC | Miami, FL
THE SHADOW | TOTAH | New York, NY2019
Made in California | Kantor Gallery | Beverly Hills, CA
L.A. ON FIRE | Wilding Cran Gallery | Los Angeles, CA
80s Art & Ephemera | Gallery 52 | Jeffersonville, NY
LIFT-LA Art Show | LIFT-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA
Summer of '82 | Johannes Vogt Gallery | New York, NY
Summer Show | Honor Fraser | Los Angeles, CA
Untitled Projects: Contemporary & Pop Selections | Untitled Projects |
Fatherhood | Over the Influence | Los Angeles, CA2018
Dancing Goddesses | Dio Horia | Athens, Greece2017
Beauty is Dangerous: 16 Prints by Contemporary Artists | The Cash Register Art Project | New York, NY
Fast Forward: Paintings from the 1980s | Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY2016
Cosmic Connections | TOTAH | New York, NY
FALL OFFERING, michael lisi/contemporary art | New York, NY
The Neon Wilderness: Voices from Los Angeles | The Conversation | Berlin, Germany
Best Buddies "The Art of Friendship” | Untitled Projects |2015
Outside/In | Art Center College of Design | Pasadena, CA