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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Keith Haring Original Mixed Media Card, Contemporary, 1980s, Framed
By Keith Haring
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Keith Haring. 1958-1990. The iconography of his drawings includes dancing animals and figures, dogs, crawling babies, pyramids, televisions, telephones, and flying saucers. The idea ...
Mixed Media
Keith Haring 255 Mixed Media Painting, Contemporary, Framed, 1980s
By Keith Haring
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Keith Haring. 1958-1990. The iconography of his drawings includes dancing animals and figures, dogs, crawling babies, pyramids, televisions, telephones, and flying saucers. The idea ...
Mixed Media
$4,500
H 36 in W 30 in
Mixed Media Large Pop Art Painting Drawing Brian Kenny NYC Street Art 2015
Located in Surfside, FL
Brian Kenny, (German-American, 1982-) MIxed Media Painting with Drawing, Oil or Acrylic on Canvas. Hand signed On Verso and Dated 2015, NYC Dimensions: Sight- 30" x 24", Frame- 36" x 30" Brian Kenny (born 1982, Heidelberg, Germany) is a NYC-based American multidisciplinary artist exhibited in galleries, museums, theaters and alternative venues in the US, Canada, Russia, Israel and across Europe. In 2004 Brian began an ongoing collaboration with artist Slava Mogutin as SUPERM, and in 2016 with writer Rich Juzwiak as BOYFRIEND HOUSE. Using an array of mediums including drawing, painting, sculpture, textile, video and performance, Brian’s artwork is bright and vividly expressionistic; often autobiographical and reflective of his current states of mind which include themes of his queer identity, shifting societal perceptions about gender, sexuality and politics, urban living and free-associative wanderings of thought and creative experimentation. New York-based artist Brian Kenny’s work is a visually striking exploration of gender, sexuality, and politics in contemporary North America. Known for his experimental and expressionistic practice, Brian mixes mediums such as painting, illustration, collage, sculpture, and textiles – oftentimes all at once. Brian’s foundation in drawing is evident across his portfolio, with nearly every piece incorporating some signature scribblings from the artist. He has experimented with drawing, collage, photography, performance and, more recently, painting. “All the other mediums I’m exploring like, painting, textile art, and animation all branch out from drawing,” he explains. This focus is what makes Brian’s vast collection of work all feel so cohesive. "Both of my parents were in the US military and we moved around a lot in the US. But most of the places I lived were rural, far from big cities and art museums, so I had no idea who Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko, Chuck Close, David Hockney or Damien Hirst were. The few small art museums I visited as a child were full of old-school oil paintings; all life-like portraits, rural landscapes and historical recreations. It wasn’t until I met Slava Mogutin and moved to New York that I began to meet artists, see exhibitions at art galleries of living artists near my age, and tour lot of contemporary art museums like MoMA and begin learning about contemporary art history". Brian says. “I’m definitely not a minimalist and lean toward more narrative and figurative artwork than abstraction or decoration”. Minimalist, he is not: Brian’s work pops with vibrant colours, characters and shapes, evoking a Warholian play on pop art culture. Kenny’s signature line drawing style is reminiscent of Keith Haring and LA Ortiz and evokes comparisons to early Jean Michel Basquiat. Brian's commercial and fashion work includes art and design commissions and collaborations with Onitsuka Tiger (Japan...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
$250
H 24 in W 20 in D 1.33 in
Earthy Color Blocked Painting, Mixed Media, Signed Bob Thomas
Located in New York, NY
Bob Thomas (American, 1945-2018) Altered Grounds #159, c. 2010 Mixed media on wood 24 x 20 x 1 in. Robert “Bob” Thomas was an accomplished artist from Edge...
Wood, Mixed Media
Textured Color Blocked Signed Painting, Mixed Media
Located in New York, NY
Bob Thomas (American, 1945-2018) Altered Grounds #221, c. 2010 Mixed media on wood 24 x 24 x 1 in. Robert “Bob” Thomas was an accomplished artist from Edge...
Wood, Mixed Media
$1,400
H 14 in W 14 in D 1.5 in
Birch 2 (Graphic Encaustic Painting with Brown Birch Bark on Wood Panel)
By Allyson Levy
Located in Hudson, NY
poppy and encaustic on wood panel 14 x 14 x 1 inches This work on panel is being offered by Carrie Haddad Gallery, located in Hudson, NY. This modern encaustic painting by Allyson L...
Organic Material, Mixed Media, Encaustic, Wood Panel
$8,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 47 in W 47 in D 1.5 in
'Breathe' - Red, Beige, and Earth Tone Textured Abstract Mixed Media Painting
By Kobi Raz
Located in Carmel, CA
Kobi Raz (Israeli, born 1959) "Breathe" 2023 Oil Paint, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the bottom left of the painting. About the Artist: Kobi Raz, one of Isr...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$1,200
H 12 in W 12 in D 1.5 in
Euphorbic 9: Abstract Encaustic Painting with Organic Green Mixed Material
By Allyson Levy
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract mixed media painting with green spurge plant material and neutral encaustic on panel 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches, ready to hang as is Sturdy d-ring is on the back for installation ...
Organic Material, Mixed Media, Encaustic, Wood Panel
$8,000
H 63 in W 63 in
Woman II Mixed Media Painting, Contemporary, 21st Century, 63x63 in.
By Patrice Breteau
Located in Miami, FL
Woman II was made by Patrice Breteau, a French contemporary artist. Breteau creates relief, texture and gives a living aspect to his mixed media pieces by using various materials ...
Mixed Media
$7,200
H 63 in W 63 in
Tornado Black Mixed Media Painting, Contemporary 63x63 in.
By Patrice Breteau
Located in Miami, FL
Tornado is a black painting made by Patrice Breteau, a French contemporary artist. Breteau creates relief, texture and gives a living aspect to his mixed media pieces by using variou...
Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media
$7,900
H 70.87 in W 66.93 in D 2.76 in
Large Abstract Acrylic Painting "Fragments of the Mind 6"
By Maico Camilo
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, large scale/oversized, expressive artwork, from the Fragments of the Mind series. This series examines the delicate balance of the mind and the intricacies of our thoughts...
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Polyurethane
$750
H 11.5 in W 9.5 in D 2 in
"My Ethereal Heart" Pop Oil Painting w Diamond Dust on Wood White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Glass, Mixed Media, Oil, Board
$775
H 24 in W 24 in
The Goddess Lives Here - Abstract Green Tone Mixed Media Artwork on Canvas
By Amber Goldhammer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$2,500
H 24 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
Wallpaper (Modern Mixed Media Black Encaustic Painting with Brown Seeds on Wood)
By Allyson Levy
Located in Hudson, NY
Foreign seeds and encaustic on wood panel 24 x 24 x 1.5 inches This work on panel is being offered by Carrie Haddad Gallery, located in Hudson, NY. This modern encaustic painting by...
Organic Material, Mixed Media, Encaustic, Wood Panel