The Art Prophets: The Artists, Dealers, and Tastemakers Who Shook the Art World
2011Polsky, Richard
262 pages
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Born 1958 Hollywood, California. Known for: Mod-pop whimsy, non ob, sculptor.
The art of Kenny Scharf is most widely associated with the Pop-Art* movement of the late 1970's. He is known for his paintings that employ surrealistic imagery inspired by television, cartoons and... Read full biography
The art of Kenny Scharf is most widely associated with the Pop-Art* movement of the late 1970's. He is known for his paintings that employ surrealistic imagery inspired by television, cartoons and the club culture he experienced during his youth. Scharf was born in Hollywood, California, in 1958,... Read full biography
The art of Kenny Scharf is most widely associated with the Pop-Art* movement of the late 1970's. He is known for his paintings that employ surrealistic imagery inspired by television, cartoons and the club culture he experienced during his youth. Scharf was born in Hollywood, California, in 1958, and was interested in art as a child. His first exposure to Surrealism* occurred in the 1960's when he saw a book on Salvador Dali. Around the age of twelve, Scharf took painting lessons at a local art... Read full biography
The art of Kenny Scharf is most widely associated with the Pop-Art* movement of the late 1970's. He is known for his paintings that employ surrealistic imagery inspired by television, cartoons and the club culture he experienced during his youth. Scharf was born in Hollywood, California, in 1958, and was interested in art as a child. His first exposure to Surrealism* occurred in the 1960's when he saw a book on Salvador Dali. Around the age of twelve, Scharf took painting lessons at a local art store in Los Angeles where he learned how to paint still lifes. After high school he attended the University of California at Santa Barbara where he studied history and art. In 1978, he moved to New York City and enrolled in the School of Visual... Read full biography
The art of Kenny Scharf is most widely associated with the Pop-Art* movement of the late 1970's. He is known for his paintings that employ surrealistic imagery inspired by television, cartoons and the club culture he experienced during his youth. Scharf was born in Hollywood, California, in 1958, and was interested in art as a child. His first exposure to Surrealism* occurred in the 1960's when he saw a book on Salvador Dali. Around the age of twelve, Scharf took painting lessons at a local art store in Los Angeles where he learned how to paint still lifes. After high school he attended the University of California at Santa Barbara where he studied history and art. In 1978, he moved to New York City and enrolled in the School of Visual Arts*. It was there that Scharf met artist friends Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. During his academi... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (23)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)479 pagesDavenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesEast Village USA (New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York)
2004Cameron, Dan160 pagesWho's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004McGowan, Alison C (Editor)1,512 pagesIt's All True: Imagining New York's East Village Art Scene of the 1980s
1999Kirwin, Elizabeth Seton916 pagesTrue Colors The Real Life of the Art World
1996Haden-Guest, Anthony344 pages (color)Art of the Postmodern Era From the Late 1960s to the Early 1990s
1996Sandler, Irving636 pages (color)Art Today
1995Lucie-Smith, Edward512 pages (color)Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993Bowker R R1,473 pagesCulture or Trash? A Provocative View of Contemporary Painting (etc)
1993Gardner, James227 pagesExplorations The Visual Arts since 1945
1991Hoffman, Katherine400 pages (color)Transformation of the Avant-Garde The New York Art World 1940-1985
1987Crane, Diana194 pagesVarieties of Visual Experience (3rd edition)
1987Feldman, Edmund Burke528 pages (color)New, Used and Improved Art for the 80's
1987Frank, Peter/Michael McKenzie159 pages (color)The New Image Painting in the 1980s
1986Godfrey, Tony159 pages (color)An American Renaissance Painting and Sculpture Since 1940
1986
(Exhibition catalog)Hunter, Sam269 pages (color)Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986Jaques Cattell Press1,292 pages50 New York Artists
1986Marshall, Richard118 pages (color)American Art Now
1985Lucie-Smith, Edward160 pages (color)The Art Dealers The Powers Behind the Scenes Tell How
1984DeCoppet, Laura/Alan Jones320 pagesNew Art
1984Freeman, Phyllis207 pages (color)The East Village Scene
1984
(Exhibition catalog)Kardon, Janet64 pages