So… sometimes it’s tough being an artist. Not only do you have to figure out how to navigate the murky waters of life just to get some QT in the studio, but also once you start doing a little research you find out that someone out there has already painted everything you want to paint (and maybe they’ve even done it better than you could, God forbid). But let’s not be little wusses about this challenging, fun, & frustrating lil’ game we’re playing called art making.

Me personally, I gotta give credit where it’s due. I bet by now you figured out that I love painting donuts? Yup word to mother; it’s true. And guess what? So does Kenny Scharf. Fortunately for me, he’s a few generations my senior, his style is completely different, and (to put it in layman’s terms), I respect his gangster.

Here’s a couple of his dope ass donut paintings he did mostly from 2007-2008. I went to one of his openings at Paul Kasmin Gallery in ‘07 that included the painting above. That cosmic floating donut was tiiiiight in person, really big too.

Well, [donuts] look good, obviously. They are delicious. They’re bad for you — a guilty pleasure. And also, there’s the theory that the universe is shaped like a donut with a black hole in the center. So it’s very cosmic. And also, there’s the hole, that aspect of it. So it’s not only a pop icon that I’m making the donut into, but there’s all this sexual innuendo. You can read a million things into a donut, and I like to read them all!

-Kenny Scharf via Flavorwire

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