Keith Haring

Keith Haring is indisputably one of the most influential and iconic artists of the twentieth century. Haring’s uncomplicated style and skilful draughtsmanship underpin artwork that communicates on a very basic human level. As a result, Keith Haring's art is highly accessible and transcends race, gender, and social status.

Keith Haring is indisputably one of the most influential and iconic artists of the twentieth century. Haring’s uncomplicated style and skilful draughtsmanship underpin artwork that communicates on a very basic human level. As a result, Keith Haring's art is highly accessible and transcends race, gender, and social status.

Keith Haring was born in Pennsylvania in 1958, developing a love for drawing at a very young age which was heavily influenced by the cartoons of Walt Disney and Dr. Seuss. Haring moved to New York in 1978, where he attended the School of Visual Arts and was introduced to a burgeoning alternative art scene on the streets, subways and clubs. Haring began to produce ‘subway drawings’ on empty advertising panels in the 1980s, and their proliferation soon made New York commuters familiar with his designs.

 

Almost like modern day hieroglyphics, Haring's work speaks volumes with only a few brush strokes. His friend Kenny Scharf said: "He was so much fun – I think people forget that. He used to paint one stroke at a time to the rhythm of whatever he was listening to." One of the first artists to cross the boundary between street art and graffiti within the more established world of fine art and gallery representation, Haring’s work remains ground-breaking even today. Whilst his career was tragically cut short when the artist contracted AIDS in the late 1980s, Haring’s body of art is prodigious and continues to be marvelled at by millions worldwide. Haring’s works can be found today in prestigious collections including MOMA, the L.A. County Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Art Museum in Washington D.C. and the Art Institute of Chicago.

 

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Montreux 1983, Unknown date by Keith Haring
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Montreux 1983, Unknown date £360

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20th Montreux Jazz Festival, 1986 by Keith Haring and Andy Warhol
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20th Montreux Jazz Festival, 1986 £500

Keith Haring and Andy Warhol

59 x 84 cm

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Untitled (people ladder), 1984 - Framed by Keith Haring
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Untitled (people ladder), 1984 - Framed £130

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Fun Gallery Exhibition 1983 by Keith Haring
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Fun Gallery Exhibition 1983 £65

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Untitled (DJ), 1983 £65

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Untitled (dance) £65

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Party of Life Invitation, 1986 £65 £26

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100 x 100cm

Untitled (people ladder), 1984 £65

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75 x 100 cm

Untitled (be mine), 1987 £65

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100 x 100cm

Untitled (abstract), 1985 £65

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80 x 48cm

Statue of Liberty, 1986 £65

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79 x 100cm

Untitled (family) £65

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100 x 100cm

Untitled (world) £65

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100 x 100cm

Untitled by Keith Haring
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Untitled £22

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Untitled (boat) £65

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100 x 100cm

Untitled £65

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100 x 100cm

Untitled (figures), 1985 £65

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100 x 72cm

DJ 84, 1983 £65

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100 x 79cm

Untitled £65

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100 x 100cm

Montreux 1983 (Prestel 8), 1983 by Keith Haring
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Montreux 1983 (Prestel 8), 1983 £410

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Keith Haring Facts

We love how Haring expresses powerful messages of hope and unity through simple compositions.

Haring collaborated with Madonna, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Grace Jones Vivienne Westwood, Andy Warhol and Malcolm McLaren.

In 1986 Haring painted a section of the Berlin Wall with a figurative mural symbolising hope for unity.

Haring often listened to Hip-Hop music as he painted.

In 1986 Haring opened a store in downtown Manhattan called Pop Shop.

Artist Feature: Keith Haring (1958 - 1990)

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Artist Feature: Keith Haring (1958 - 1990)

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With his bold lines, bright colours and extraordinary mix of mediums, it’s no surprise that Keith Haring is instantly recognisable in the modern art world. Born in Pennsylvania, he trained in New York and first emerged on the East Village art scene in the 1980s. Many of Haring’s most famous creations combine contemporary art practices with street-savvy graffiti, ultimately creating a brand-new aesthetic that’s highly skilled yet accessible to all. Although he sadly died young at the age of 31, he’s left a lasting legacy. Let’s take a closer look at Keith Haring’s short yet incredibly successful career. Breaking into ...

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