Kenny Scharf

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American^[3] b. 23 November 1958, Los Angeles, California^[1,2]

Kenny Scharf is an American painter and iconic street artist known for his participation in New York City's interdisciplinary East Village art scene during the 1980s alongside Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts, Scharf's work often features stylized aliens, popular culture icons, and colorful, cartoonish patterns. He is recognized as a 'pop surrealist' whose graffiti paintings gained notoriety in the downtown art scene. His practice spans painting, sculpture, installation, and murals.^[4]

• street art
• pop surrealism
• graffiti
• popular culture