Keith Haring began experimenting with his bold, graphic lines and cartoon-inspired figures on the walls of New York City subway stations in the early 1980s. He called them his “laboratory,” places to develop a radical new aesthetic based on an ideology of creating truly democratic public art.
Haring’s paintings, prints and murals address the universal themes of death, love and sex, as well as contemporary issues he experienced personally, like the crack-cocaine and AIDS epidemics. They derive much of their impact from the powerful contrast between these serious subjects and the joyful, vibrant pictographic language he uses to express them, full of dancing figures, babies, barking dogs, hearts and rhythmic lines, as well as references to pop culture.
To make his art even more accessible, in 1986, Haring opened the Pop Shop in Soho. In a foreshadowing of today’s intermingling of art and fashion, the shop sold merchandise and novelty items featuring imagery by Haring and contemporaries like Kenny Scharf and Jean-Michel Basquiat. While his works sometimes included text, for the most part, he chose to communicate through drawing.
“Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times,” Haring once declared. “It lives through magic.”
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Keith Haring 255 Mixed Media Painting, Contemporary, Framed, 1980s
By Keith Haring
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Keith Haring. 1958-1990. The iconography of his drawings includes dancing animals and figures, dogs, crawling babies, pyramids, televisions, telephones, and flying saucers. The idea ...
Mixed Media
Miro Original Wax Painting, Abstract, Framed, Circa 1960
By Joan Miró
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original drawing painted in wax by Joan Miro. Certified by Jacques Dupin, official certifier of the artist's work. The work is a wax painted on two continuous pages of a book publish...
Crayon
Ruz Abstract Acrylic Painting on Paper, Framed, 21st Century
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
abstract. light and black background Original artwork by Spanish artist Rafael Ruz. virtual frame Acrylic on paper in perfect condition. RUZ, Rafael (Barcelona 1956) While contempl...
Paper, Acrylic
Tharrats Collage Original Acrylic Painting, Abstract, Framed, 1990s
By Joan-Josep Tharrats i Vidal
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original acrylic paper painting. virtual framed Son of Josep Tharrats i Vilà, in 1932 he moved to Béziers until 1935, when he returned to Barcelona to study at the Massana School. T...
Acrylic, Cardboard
Ruz 874 Acrylic Canvas Painting, Abstract Style, 21st Century, Framed
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
. Ruz. acrylic canvas painting Original artwork by Spanish artist Rafael Ruz. Acrylic on canvas in perfect condition. While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to tal...
Acrylic
Elice Vertical Engraving, Neo-Expressionist, 17th Century Framed Art
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Josep Maria Riera i Aragó (Barcelona, 1954), is a Spanish plastic artist. He studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Barcelona. Throughout his career he has dedicated himself to scul...
Engraving
Keith Haring Apocalypse VI Offset Print, Framed Pop Art, 1980s
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage offset lithograph postcard published by Art Unlimited Amsterdam. Printed in Holland. The postcard is framed in a black wood frame with a front profile of 1 inch and a side pr...
Offset
The King
By Keith Haring
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Keith Haring Title: The King Size: 23 3/8 × 29 7/8 in 59.4 × 75.9 cm Medium: Lithograph Edition: of 50 Year: 1989 Notes: Hand Signed, Numbered & Dated in Pencil. Custom F...
Lithograph
The King, Lithograph by Keith Haring, Pop Art, Signed, Edition 4/50, 1989
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on wove paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by Keith Haring. Published by Nicole Fauché, Paris. Littmann 115. Edition 4/50. Artwork is in excellent conditio...
Screen, Paper
International Volunteer Day Lithograph, Hand Signed, Pop Art, 1988
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on paper. Hand signed and dated on front by Keith Haring. Hand numbered 497/1000 on front. Artwork size 11 x 8.5 inches. Frame size approx 16.5 x 13.5 inches...
Paper, Screen
Untitled from Pop Shop I Screen Print, Hand Signed, Edition 138/200, 1988
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, numbered, and dated by Keith Haring. Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, Image size 10.5 x 13.375 inches.. Sheet size 12 x 15 inches. Frame size a...
Screen, Paper
Pop Shop II Plate 3 By Keith Haring
By Keith Haring
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Pop Shop II Plate 3 By Keith Haring Keith Haring was a visionary American artist and social activist known for his iconic, colorful, and dynamic graffiti-inspired artwork that eme...
Paper, Screen
