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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Gufram Dog Sculptural Bench / Pouf / Seat by Keith Haring for Luna Luna
By Keith Haring, Gufram Furniture
Located in Varedo, MB
Designed by Keith Haring for the legendary Luna Luna art amusement park and handcrafted by Gufram, Dog is a sculptural bench that transforms one of Haring's most recognizable charact...
Other
Gufram Red Baby Sculptural Bench / Pouf by Keith Haring for Luna Luna Pop Art
By Keith Haring, Gufram Furniture
Located in Varedo, MB
Gufram Red Baby Sculptural Bench by Keith Haring for Luna Luna Designed by Keith Haring for the legendary Luna Luna art amusement park and handcrafted by Gufram, Red Baby is a sculp...
Other
Gufram Blue Baby Sculptural Bench / Pouf by Keith Haring for Luna Luna Pop Art
By Keith Haring, Gufram Furniture
Located in Varedo, MB
Designed by Keith Haring for the legendary Luna Luna art amusement park and handcrafted by Gufram, Blue Baby is a sculptural bench that transforms one of Haring's most iconic figures...
Other
$2,400
H 36.23 in W 59.06 in D 20.48 in
Danish Modern, Sculptural Three Seater Sofa / Bench, Made by Hans Dau, 1950s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Odense, DK
A lovely romantic Baroque style three seater sofa with cushions covered in vintage fabric. Made in solid oak. Handcrafted by Danish cabinetmaker Hans Dau in the 1950s. The overall im...
Fabric, Oak
GUFRAM Sassi Pouf by Piero Gilardi
By Piero Gilardi, Gufram Furniture
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Exhibited for the first time at the Triennale in Milano in 1968, Sassi became one of the symbols of Gufram's naturalistic inspirations and of the ""true-fake"" concept, which can be found in many of its products. The stones, the largest is a pouf; the small ones ornamental elements...
Foam
$991
H 17.33 in W 9.06 in D 23.63 in
Keith Haring Children's Rocker, Rocking Horse, Pop Art Chair (Radiant Baby)
By Keith Haring
Located in München, BY
Keith Haring Pop Art children's rocker / rocking horse toy, United States 1992. Children's rocker made of black, white and red painted wood, with re...
Wood, Paint
Italian Modern Sculptural Bench or Pouf by Moroso
By Moroso, Minotti
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Sculptural Bench Or Pouf By Moroso. This chic large Italian sculptural bench retains the original black wool type fabric with r...
Leather, Fabric
GUFRAM Ron Ron Pouf by Marion Baruch
By Marion Baruch, Gufram Furniture
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Ron Ron is to all intents and purposes an inanimate pet animal; hence its name, that obviously recalls the sound of purring. Created by the multifaceted artist...
Other
$3,143
H 20.48 in W 22.84 in D 52.76 in
Solid Wood Bench, Log Bench, Charred, Organic, Modern Sculptural Seat, Logniture
By Logniture
Located in Stara Gradiška, HR
This sculptural bench is a one-of-a-kind work of functional art, chainsaw-carved from a solid hardwood log and charred using the ancient Japanese shou sugi ban technique. Its raw, a...
Wood, Oak
$18,104 / item
H 22.05 in W 72.84 in D 21.26 in
E-Turn, Lacquered Fibreglass Sculptural Bench Seat in Red by Brodie Neill
By Brodie Neill
Located in London, GB
The result of exploring the possibilities of a singular line in 3D space, the E-Turn is a continuously morphing ribbon that twists and turns from seat to structure before overlapping and returning again in the configuration of a bench. The endless E-Turn refers to eternity; it dramatically transcends width and dimension as it wraps into its moebius-like form. The E-Turn by Brodie Neill...
Fiberglass
$11,500
H 24 in W 60 in D 20 in
Karl Springer Red Leather Art Deco Sculptural Waterfall Bench Mid Century Modern
By Karl Springer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Karl Springer Red Leather Art Deco Sculptural Waterfall Bench. Item features a red burnished leather wrapped frame, sleek waterfall ...
Leather, Wood
$18,104 / item
H 22.05 in W 72.84 in D 21.26 in
E-Turn, Lacquered Fibreglass Sculptural Bench Seat in White by Brodie Neill
By Brodie Neill
Located in London, GB
The result of exploring the possibilities of a singular line in 3D space, the E-Turn is a continuously morphing ribbon that twists and turns from seat to structure before overlapping...
Fiberglass
$7,000 / item
H 16.93 in W 74.81 in D 27.56 in
Gufram Broken Bench White by Snarkitecture, Limited Edition of 77
By Gufram Furniture, Snarkitecture
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Broken series consists of broken mirror, broken square mirror, and broken bench. Each item is available in three colors: Grey, black (limited edition of 7...
Plastic, Rubber
$18,104 / item
H 22.05 in W 72.84 in D 21.26 in
E-Turn, Lacquered Fibreglass Sculptural Bench Seat in Black by Brodie Neill
By Brodie Neill
Located in London, GB
The result of exploring the possibilities of a singular line in 3D space, the E-Turn is a continuously morphing ribbon that twists and turns from seat to structure before overlapping...
Fiberglass
Sculptural Red Fiberglass Bench by Walter Papst
By Walter Papst
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning sculptural fiberglass bench by Walter Papst for Wilkhahn. Made in Germany, in the 1960s. Beautiful and simplistic design. Single piece of fib...
Fiberglass