Keith Haring - The City as a Canvas

Keith Haring - Untitled - 1986 - Acrylic and Oil on canvas - 96 x 192 inchesAmerican graffiti artist and painter Keith Haring (1958-1990) had a short but productive career, centered on a vision to unite what we know as “high art” and urban aesthetics, realized in humorous and sometimes poignant works. He began his career making chalk drawings in subway stations--and went on to become one of the most important artists of his time.

Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf - Bebe & Bobo - 2013 - Oil & Acrylic on Linen with aluminum artist painted frame - 20 x 24 in.Kenny Scharf (born 1958) was part of the East Village Art Scene in New York, during the 1980s. He was one of the first artists to inject elements of street culture into the main stream of contemporary art.

“His paintings incorporate imagery from advertisements, cartoons and classic Americana into exuberant compositions with an underlying subversive edge.”

He now lives and works in both L.A. and New York.

A Tree Troll and More...

Kim Beaton and Friends - Papier-mâché - “The Tree Troll is a portrait of my Dad, Hezzie Strombo. He was a lumberjack in Montana for most of our lives....” - Kim Beaton (click photo for larger image)

“Kim Beaton Studios is the collaboration between two eccentric artist/scientists, who found not only love, but a shared passion for discovering new ways of doing art.”

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Happy Summer!

Donald Baechler - "Hundred Pound Ice Cream Cone" 1998 Acrylic & fabric collage on canvas - 144 x 144 inches (365.8 x 365.8 cm) Collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (click photo for larger image)Donald Baechler (born 1956) creates art that draws broadly on classical art history, art history, the New York School, contemporary art, folk art, outsider art, pop culture, and childhood.

Five Artists Transform Books Into Unique Sculptures

A Sculpture by Long-Bin Chen (click photo for larger image)

“'Rebound: Dissections and Excavations in Book Art' is an exciting installation that utilizes books for much more than just reading. Currently open at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, the collective exhibit features artwork by five different mixed-media artists: Doug Beube, Long-Bon Chen,  Brian Dettmer, Guy Laramée, and Francesca Pastine.”

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These artists are producing some very fine and clever works.