Keith Haring Art Paintings

He achieved this by using sexual images to advocate for safe sex and aids awareness.

Keith haring art paintings.

Keith haring joined a long but sporadic lineage of 20 th century artists who brought elements of popular culture low art and non art elements into the formerly exclusive high art spaces of museums and galleries he drew on the techniques and locales of street based art such as graffiti and murals employed bright and artificial colors and kept imagery accessible. Keith allen haring may 4 1958 february 16 1990 was an american artist whose pop art and graffiti like work grew out of the new york city street culture of the 1980s. Compositionally haring keeps the text based message front and center while at the same time integrating it in the larger group of surrounding images partially through the dynamic dots that partially fill the letters of the message resonating with the lines emanating from the. Much of his work includes sexual allusions that turned into social activism.

Guaranteed lowest price fast shipping free returns and custom framing options on all prints. Haring s work grew to popularity from his spontaneous. Summary of keith haring. The keith haring foundation 1997 2020 terms of useterms of use.

Find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks for sale the latest news and sold auction prices. Keith haring was an american artist and social activist known for his illustrative depictions of figures and symbols. The cross is a recurring religious symbol in haring s paintings representing a dogmatic and judgmental institution. The keith haring foundation established by the artist in 1989 the keith haring foundation perpetuates haring s artistic and philanthropic legacy through the preservation and circulation of his artwork and archives and by providing grants to children in need and those affected by hiv aids.

Haring s work grew to iconic popularity from his exuberant spontaneous drawings in new york city subways chalk outlines on blank black advertising space backgrounds depicting radiant babies flying saucers and. The origination and ownership of this painting as follows. Keith allen haring may 4 1958 february 16 1990 was an american artist whose pop art and graffiti like work grew out of the new york city street culture of the 1980s. View keith haring s 8 357 artworks on artnet.

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