Kenny Scharf
Kenny Scharf (b. 1958) is an American artist whose exuberant paintings, sculptures, installations, and public works fuse the visual languages of graffiti, Pop Art, science fiction, and animation. Born in Hollywood, California, Scharf moved to New York and earned his BFA from the School of Visual Arts in 1980, becoming a central figure in the downtown art scene that also included artists such as Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Drawing from the cartoons and futuristic imagery he grew up with, including The Flintstones and The Jetsons, Scharf developed a distinctive universe of brightly colored characters, biomorphic forms, cosmic landscapes, and exaggerated expressions that blur the boundaries between fine art and popular culture. His work often combines humor and visual pleasure with darker undertones, reflecting anxieties surrounding technology, consumer culture, environmental destruction, and the future. Across murals, paintings, sculptures, and immersive environments, Scharf has consistently embraced accessibility and spectacle, bringing art beyond traditional gallery spaces and into the public realm. His practice remains rooted in the belief that imagery associated with cartoons, advertising, and street culture can carry the same cultural and emotional weight as more conventional forms of fine art. Scharf continues to live and work in Los Angeles and New York.
Available Works
Blimy
2022
15-color screenprint, diedcut on Mohawk Superfine UltraWhite, 160 lb cover.
24 × 24 in | 61 × 61 cm
Edition of 99
Inquire
2022
Cutout from shaped powder-coated aluminum, printed the same on each side with UV-cured archival inks, clear coated and mounted to a footed polished aluminum base
24 x 32 x 4 in.
Edition: 11
2022
Archival pigment inks with high glass varnish and diamond dust on Innova Etching cotton rag 315 gsm fine art paper
42 x 54 in.
Edition: 24, 25
2021
Archival pigment ink prints with silkscreened high-gloss varnish and diamond dust on Innova 315 gsm paper
42 x 42 inches
Edition of 25
2021
Archival pigment ink prints with silkscreened high-gloss varnish and diamond dust on Innova 315 gsm paper
42 x 42 inches
Edition of 25
2021
Archival pigment ink prints with silkscreened high-gloss varnish and diamond dust on Innova 315 gsm paper
42 x 42 inches
Edition of 25
2021
Archival pigment ink prints with silkscreened high-gloss varnish and diamond dust on Innova 315 gsm paper
42 x 42 inches
Edition of 25
2021
Archival pigment ink prints with silkscreened high-gloss varnish and diamond dust on Innova 315 gsm paper
42 x 42 inches
Edition of 25
2021
Archival pigment ink prints with silkscreened high-gloss varnish and diamond dust on Innova 315 gsm paper
42 x 42 inches
Edition of 25
2021
Archival pigment ink prints with silkscreened high-gloss varnish and diamond dust on Innova 315 gsm paper
53 x 42.5 inches
Edition of 19
2021
Archival pigment ink prints with silkscreened high-gloss varnish and diamond dust on Innova 315 gsm paper
53 x 42.5 inches
Edition of 19
2021
Archival pigment ink prints with silkscreened high-gloss varnish and diamond dust on Innova 315 gsm paper
53 x 42.5 inches
Edition of 19
2021
Shaped 3/8-inch aluminum, flocked on each side, and mounted on a 1/4-inch polished stainless steel base with flocked feet.
25 x 21 in.
Edition of 15
Shaped 3/8 inch aluminum flocked in black and mounted on a 1/4 inch stainless Steel base with black flocked feet.
25 x 21 inch sculpture
3.5 x 9 inch base
Edition of 25
2019
Archival pigment inks on Crane Museo Max 365 gsm fine art paper
30 x 40 inches (76 × 101.5 cm)
Edition of 50
2022
Shaped Aluminum with green flock mounted to a polished stainless steel base with flocked feet.
Sculpture: 25 x 21 x 3/8 inches (63.5 × 53 × 1 cm)
Base: 3.5 x 9 x .25 inches (9 × 23 x .6 cm)
Edition of 15
2023
Archival pigment ink print with silkscreened high gloss varnish and diamond dust on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
50 1/2 x 42 inches (128 × 107 cm)
Edition of 40
2023
Archival pigment ink print with silkscreened high gloss varnish and diamond dust on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
42 x 50.5 inches (107 × 128 cm)
Edition of 40
2022
Shaped Aluminum with purple flock mounted to a polished stainless steel base with flocked feet.
Sculpture: 25 x 21 x 3/8 inches (63.5 × 53 × 1 cm)
Base: 3.5 x 9 x .25 inches (9 × 23 x .6 cm)
Edition of 15
2022
Shaped powder-coated aluminum, printed the same on each side with UV-cured archival inks, mounted to a polished aluminum base
24 x 23 x 4 inches (61 × 58.5 × 10 cm)
Edition of 30
2023
Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm
40 x 54 inches (102 × 137 cm)
Edition of 40
2023
Archival pigment ink print with silkscreened high gloss varnish and diamond dust on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
50.5 x 42 inches (128 x 107 cm)
Edition of 40
2023
Shaped Aluminum with yellow flock mounted to a polished stainless steel base with flocked feet.
Sculpture: 25 x 21 x 3/8 inches (64 × 53 × 1 cm)
Base: 3.5 x 9 x .25 inches (9 × 23 x .6 cm)
Edition of 15
2023
1- Color silkscreen with enamel ink, flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board
54 x 70 inches (137 × 178 cm)
Edition of 33
2023
1- Color silkscreen with enamel ink, flocking on Rising 4-ply museum board
54 x 70 inches (137 × 175 cm)
Edition of 33