(after) Keith Haring
Keith Haring Bearbrick 400% set of 4 works (Haring BE@RBRICK)
2019-2021

Name: Keith Haring Bearbrick 400% set of 4 works (Haring BE@RBRICK)
Brand: (after) Keith Haring
Price: 1760 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Keith Haring Bearbrick 400% Figures: Set of 4 works (c.2019-2021): Unique, timeless Keith Haring collectibles, each trademarked & licensed by the artist's estate. The partnered figures reveals the late iconic artist’s 1980s artwork wrapping the figures in their entirety. Each housed in a unique Haring collectors box. Sold out & out of print; each highly collectible. Medium: Vinyl Figures. Year: c.2019-2021. Set of 4 works (plus four small 100% figures). Larger: 11 x 5 inches (applies to each individual). Condition: Each new in original packaging. Published by Medicom from a sold out limited edition of unknown. Stamped with an estate trademark on the underside. Further Background: BE@RBRICKs are a form of collectible toy that resemble a cross between LEGO and well, a bear. These block-style figurines boast teddy bear-style heads that have become an integral pillar of the collectible toy scene. In fact, it wouldn’t be so far-fetched to say that it almost single-handedly carved out the fad of toy collecting in modern times, treading the very fine line between toy and art. Since its inception, BE@RBRICKs have become one of the most recognizable characters in the world, and some of the most sought after. Please note exact patterns may vary. Keith Haring was an American artist and social activist known for his illustrative depictions of figures and symbols. His white chalk drawings could often been found on the blank poster marquees in New York’s public spaces and subways. “I don't think art is propaganda,” he once stated. “It should be something that liberates the soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further. It celebrates humanity instead of manipulating it.” Born on May 4, 1958 in Reading, PA, he grew up in neighboring Kutztown, where he was inspired to draw from an early age by Walt Disney cartoons and his father who was an amateur cartoonist. After briefly studying commercial art in Pittsburgh, Haring came across a show of the works of Pierre Alechinksy and decided to pursue a career in fine art instead. He moved to New York in the late 1970s to attend the School of Visual Arts, and soon immersed himself in the city’s graffiti culture. By the mid-1980s, he had befriended fellow artists Andy Warhol, Kenny Scharf, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and collaborated with celebrities like the singer Grace Jones. Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 1988, Haring’s prodigious career was brief, and he died of AIDS-related complications on February 16, 1990 at the age of 31. Before his death, Haring established the Keith Haring Foundation, a non-profit committed to raising awareness of the illness through art programing and community outreach. Throughout his career, Haring made his art widely available through the location of his murals, as well as through the Pop Shop—Haring's own storefront which he used to sell his memorabilia.The artist’s mural Crack is Wack (1986), can still be seen today on a retaining wall along FDR Drive in Manhattan. Haring’s works can be found in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. Related Categories Keith Haring Mickey Mouse. Art toys. Kaws. Hebru Brantley. Bears. Kids room. Basquiat. Takashi Murakami. Haring BE@RBRICK. Disney. Haring black & white.

Creator:

(after) Keith Haring (1958 - 1990, American)

Creation Year:

2019-2021

Dimensions:

Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 5 in (12.7 cm)

Medium:

Vinyl,Resin

Movement & Style:

Pop Art

Period:

21st Century