Many of Scharf’s works consist of popular culture based shows. He uses images from the animated cartoons popular during his childhood, such as Hanna Barbera’s The Flintstones and The Jetsons. One of the reasons Scharf uses cartoon images in his art work is to bring popular culture into the fine arts. Scharf wants to see how far he can push the line between high and low art, and now enter… art toys!
With the announcement earlier this year of Hanna Barbera’s The Flintstones and The Jetsons, it’s now official that MINDstyle’s all-star artist lineup continues with ATC figures by Kenny Scharf. He 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. Scharf was friends with the graffiti artist Keith Harring and Andy Warhol in part of pop movement thriving today!
Limited editon licensed collectible figures are now in development.
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