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 Red Baby Sculptural Bench / Pouf by Keith Haring for Luna Luna Pop Art
By Keith Haring, Gufram Furniture
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
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, Lombardia
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
Gufram Dog Sculptural Bench / Pouf / Seat by Keith Haring for Luna Luna
By Keith Haring, Gufram Furniture
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
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
$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 Gufram Furniture, Piero Gilardi
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
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
Viva Red Contemporary Sculptural Velvet Bench by Houtique
By Houtique
Located in Geneve, CH
Viva Red Contemporary Sculptural Velvet Bench by Houtique Dimensions: D 100 x W 45 x H 48 cm Materials: Velvet, Upholstery, Wood Also available in different colours. Please contact us. VIVA BENCH. Designed by Carolina Mico. Made in Spain. Upholstered bench...
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Italian Modern Sculptural Bench or Pouf by Moroso
By Minotti, Moroso
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
$1,600
H 30 in W 33 in D 17 in
Hollywood Regency Wood & Cane Sculptural Single Bench Seat, Stool or Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sculptural wood & cane single bench. Great vintage decorator piece. Well made and in great shape for it's age.
Cane, Wood
$965
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
Two Seat Low Bench for John Stuart
By John Stuart
Located in Dallas, TX
This low bench for John Stuart has been professional refinished and reupholstered in a Anne Kirk linen wool blend. The piece is unmarked.
Wool, Linen, Teak
$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
Matthias Biberon Baby Bench in Oak
By Matthias Biberon
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
This very small Oak bench will instantly bring a feeling of zen and warmth to your room. Matthias Biberon (Paris, 1977) lives and works in Perche (Normandy / France). He began wo...
Oak
Element 2 Seater Bench by Idaaf Architects
Located in Geneve, CH
Element 2 Seater Bench by Idaaf Architects Dimensions: W 125 x D 40 x H 55 cm Materials: Century Old Oak Made of solid Maple wood, this 3-seater bench ...
Oak
$1,080
H 17.72 in W 23.63 in D 8.86 in
Vintage Keith Haring 'Radiant Baby' Wooden Rocking Chair by Vilac
By Keith Haring
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Bring a piece of iconic pop art into your child's playroom or design collection! This eye-catching wooden rocking chair is inspired by the legendary American artist Keith Haring and ...
Wood
$3,060
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
Sculptural Bench by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, 1940s
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An unusual and expressive bench having a sculptural rounded form with patinated brass nailhead trim and a rich embossed silk fabric resting on squared mahogany feet.
Upholstery, Mahogany
$3,975
H 27 in W 45 in D 14 in
Mid century Modern white lacquered bench, sculptural seat, chaise longue.
Located in New York City, NY
A fabulous and unusual curvilinear, abstract designed Modernist bench, recamier, daybed, chair, stool in white lacquer with cloud like patterns in silver. The color of the finish is a creamy white lacquer with warm satin platinum -silver overtones. This Postmodern, Industrial chic design can lend a dramatic flair to any room setting as seating or purely as unusually striking decoration. In the style of Kanagawa wave...
Hardwood