Keith Haring
Keith Haring was an American artist who emerged from the New York street art scene in the 1980s, known for bold outlines, bright colors, and energetic figures—crawling babies, barking dogs, dancing humans.
His work appeared on subway walls before galleries.
He died of AIDS in 1990 at thirty-one, leaving murals and merchandise that made his imagery ubiquitous.
Underground transit passage
- SoHoLower Manhattan arts district
- East VillageLower Manhattan residential area
- ManhattanNYC's densest borough
- Times SquareFamous Manhattan intersection
1980s · Basquiat · Warhol · nightlife · downtown · underground · NYC · Brooklyn
Knowledge about immune virus
- LGBTQ rightsProtections for sexual minorities
- safe sexPrecautionary intimate practices
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
- equalitySame status for all
advocacy · humanitarian · protest · awareness · philanthropy · civil rights · campaign · outreach
Pop art icon
- LichtensteinBenday dots painter
- BasquiatLate street-art painter
- colorfulFull of varied hues
- boldCourageous and daring
cartoonish · vibrant · mass production · repetition · consumerism · commercial · silkscreen · acrylic
Acrobatic street-style movement
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- movementChange in position
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- voguingStylized pose-based dancing
club culture · groove · funk · choreography · body · energy · Madonna · Grace Jones
Vocal canine sounding alarm
- flying saucersAlleged alien spacecraft
- pyramidPointed polyhedral solid
- dolphinsSmart aquatic mammals
- angelDivine winged messenger
snake · television · halos · bold outlines · vibrant colors · kinetic energy · crosses
Area open to everyone
- muralsLarge wall paintings
- aerosolMist in gas
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
accessible · democratic · billboard · outdoor · collaborative · community murals · Berlin Wall · sidewalk
subway
Underground transit passage
- SoHoLower Manhattan arts district
- East VillageLower Manhattan residential area
- ManhattanNYC's densest borough
Times Square · 1980s · Basquiat · Warhol · nightlife · downtown · underground · NYC · Brooklyn · art scene
AIDS awareness
Knowledge about immune virus
- LGBTQ rightsProtections for sexual minorities
- safe sexPrecautionary intimate practices
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
equality · advocacy · humanitarian · protest · awareness · philanthropy · civil rights · campaign · outreach · empowerment
Warhol
Pop art icon
- LichtensteinBenday dots painter
- BasquiatLate street-art painter
- colorfulFull of varied hues
bold · cartoonish · vibrant · mass production · repetition · consumerism · commercial · silkscreen · acrylic · flat color
breakdance
Acrobatic street-style movement
voguing · club culture · groove · funk · choreography · body · energy · Madonna · Grace Jones · performance
barking dog
Vocal canine sounding alarm
- flying saucersAlleged alien spacecraft
- pyramidPointed polyhedral solid
- dolphinsSmart aquatic mammals
angel · snake · television · halos · bold outlines · vibrant colors · kinetic energy · crosses
public space
Area open to everyone
- muralsLarge wall paintings
- aerosolMist in gas
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
ephemeral · accessible · democratic · billboard · outdoor · collaborative · community murals · Berlin Wall · sidewalk · spontaneous
- artistsPablo Picasso, painter, artist, illustrators, Leonardo da Vinci
- American ArtAmerican art, Hudson River School, American Renaissance, Ashcan School, Abstract Expressionism
- AIDS activismACT UP, red ribbon, AIDS quilt, World AIDS Day, HIV testing
- American ArtistsAndy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, Georgia O'Keeffe, Mark Rothko, Edward Hopper
- graffititagging, throw-ups, throw-up, tag, pieces
- LGBTQ IconsRuPaul, Ellen DeGeneres, Freddie Mercury, Elton John, Sylvester
Keith HaringRembrandt
Seventeenth-century Dutch painter
Vermeer · Renaissance masters · Neoclassicism · photorealism · classical tradition