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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$504
H 35.44 in W 27.56 in D 0.04 in
Irrational Beauty of the Forest. Part I. Limited Print on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
Limited edition giclée print, created with archival inks on canvas, with hand-applied brush textures that enhance the handcrafted quality of the artwork. - 70x90 cm + 5 cm from eac...
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
H 48 in W 36.5 in D 0.1 in
Untitled- Portrait. Pencil or archival paper drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents. Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Pencil, Paper
$500
H 19.5 in W 13.75 in D 0.1 in
Duchándome May 28th. Watercolor and ink on paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents. Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Watercolor, Paper, Ink
$1,923
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in
Hedges Versailles Paris minimalist landscape photo limited edition
By Gerald Berghammer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Hedges Study 1, Versailles, France - no. 11839 Black and White Fine Art landscape photography. Perfectly trimmed row of hedges in the palace of versailles in Paris, France. Archival ...
Digital Pigment
Abstract 2510
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I embraced the freedom and fluidity that abstract art permits. I used acrylic paints to layer vibrant swatches of pink, blue, and earthy tones, creating a tex...
Acrylic
Pedro Pablo, Figurative Drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Crayon, Paper
$3,000
H 59 in W 39 in D 0.1 in
Poncho viernes 27 de mayo, Figurative Drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Crayon, Pastel, Paper
$800
H 19.5 in W 27.5 in D 0.1 in
Duchándome, May 28th, Watercolor Diptych, 2018
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents. Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Watercolor, Paper, Ink
$1,250
H 29.2 in W 13.5 in D 0.1 in
Ragazzo for Boys, Boys, Pride, Triptych. Watercolor figurative
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Watercolor, Pencil, Paper, Ink
$420
H 10.63 in W 7.88 in D 0.08 in
Head - Oil and Mixed Media by Manuel Avedán - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Head is an original artwork realized by Spanish artist Manuel Avedán (1929) Oil and mixed media on cardboard. Hand-signed on the lower right. Passepartout cm 37x26 Good conditions...
Mixed Media, Oil
