Книга: Kenny Scharf «Kenny Scharf: Kolors»
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Published on the occasion of Kenny Scharf's (born 1958) exhibition Kolors at the Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York, this publication presents the artist's new body of Pop-Surrealist work, which includes monochrome paintings and large-scale sculptures. An in-depth photo essay explores Scharf's world, while Jeffrey Deitch's text provides an insider's view of the artist's influence in contemporary art. Scharf's use of airbrush-like oil and acrylic paint embodies the presence of street culture within contemporary art that he helped establish. In his sculptures, Scharf makes use of his iconic imagery, freezing expressive cartoon-like faces in curvilinear three-dimensional reflective forms. Scharf presents larger-than-life versions of three seminal characters from his pantheon of cartoon-like creatures. Two sculptures, "Squirt" and "Red Scary Guy", embody (respectively) happiness and anger, whereas the "Totem" towers 12 feet to the ceiling, stacking characters that showcase the range and... Издательство: "Damiani" (2013) Формат: 220x275, 96 стр.
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| Kenny Scharf: Kolors | Published on the occasion of Scharf`s exhibition, Kolors, at Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, (April 4 - May 4, 2013) this publication, produced in collaboration with Damiani and Standard Press… — Damiani, (формат: 220x275, 96 стр.) Подробнее... | бумажная книга |
Kenny Scharf
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birthdate = 1958
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nationality = American
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Kenny Scharf (born in
Scharf uses images from the animated cartoons popular during his childhood, such as
Scharf was a key figure in the East Village 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.
He did the album covers of
Scharf was friends with the graffiti artist
He is currently represented by the Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York.
External links
* [http://www.kennyscharf.com/welcome.html Artist's site]
* [http://www.artnet.com/awc/kenny-scharf.html Kenny Scharf catalogue in artnet's "Artist Works Catalogues"] ]
Источник: Kenny Scharf
