![]() ![]() By expressing universal concepts of birth, death, love, sex and war, using a primacy of line and directness of message, Haring was able to attract a wide audience and assure the accessibility and staying power of his imagery, which has become a universally recognized visual language of the 20th century. Jones, William Burroughs, Timothy Leary, Jenny Holzer, Yoko Ono, and Andy Warhol, just to name a few. He was highly sought after to participate in collaborative projects and worked with artists and performers such as Madonna, Grace Jones, Bill T. In 1986 alone, he was the subject of more than 40 newspaper and magazine articles. During a brief but intense career that spanned the 1980s, Haring’s work was featured in over 100 solo and group exhibitions. Haring became a recognizable figure in New York, attaining somewhat of a celebrity status that drew much attention to his gallery shows, public projects, and merchandising. Haring developed his trademark style working on the black surfaces used to cover up old advertising logos in the New York subway, where his drawings were seen by thousands each day and the momentum of Haring’s practice soon found him working in any medium that provided a proper context for his images or could hold a mark. Haring embodied the city’s energy, tirelessly taking his art wherever he was as his drawings and paintings were often created in minutes. New York at that time was a place of new trends like the rise of hip-hop, diverse club scenes, and graffiti art. Lucky Strike Bethesda is always serving up something fresh with late night kitchen slingin’ bites and delicious cocktails. Perhaps more importantly, he found art moving out of galleries and into public life. He found an active scene of young musicians and artists, including Kenny Scharf and Jean-Michel Basquiat, with whom Haring became fast friends. Later that same year, Haring moved to New York City and enrolled in the School of Visual Arts (SVA). While in Pittsburgh, Haring continued to study and work on his own and in 1978 had a solo exhibition of his work at the Pittsburgh Arts and Crafts Center. He soon realized that he had little interest in becoming a commercial graphic artist and, after two semesters, dropped out. Upon graduation from high school in 1976, Haring enrolled in the Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh, a commercial arts school. He developed a love for drawing at a very early age, learning basic cartooning skills from his father and from the popular culture around him, such as Dr. ![]() ![]() Keith Haring, born on in Reading, Pennsylvania, and was raised in nearby Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Outside of the edition, this print-signed and numbered piece measures 11 1/2 inches tall and 8 1/2 inches wide.įor additional information or to inquire about other available artworks by Keith Haring, please reach out to us directly! This silkscreen print uses bold lines and vibrant colors to depict a dancing figure interacting with the product. “Lucky Strike” is one of ten designs that playfully shows Haring’s iconic figures interacting the the Lucky Strike cigarettes. Though many criticized him for accepting commercial gigs, Haring took many of the opportunities that he was presented with as part of the “business of doing art”. Keith Haring created works for various ad campaigns during his career. ![]()
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