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Dogs
The dogs in the art of Keith Haring are dancing, laughing, ogling, & showing off - -they were on occasion an alter-ego of sorts. Here paired with quotes from Haring's journals, we can see in these drawings the joy & inspiration he found in his friends. These drawings provide a touching & funny counterpoint to his more monumental work. Born in 1958, by the time Haring came to N.Y. in 1978 to attend the School of Visual Arts, he had developed a style of simple outline drawing that derived from Disney cartoons & the sophisticated ''primitivism'' of such artists as Pierre Alechinsky & Jean Dubuffet. Swept into the downtown culture of punk & new wave music, he began to translate the street culture of N.Y. into his art. Compact format.
68 pages, Hardcover
First published October 20, 2000
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Keith Haring
85 books44 followersKeith Haring (1958–1990) grew up in Pennsylvania and moved to New York in 1978 to enroll in the School of Visual Arts. Over the following decade, he made some of the most widely recognized artwork of the twentieth century.
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May 15, 2018
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Keith Haring is one of the most famous artist of the twentieth century in the same standing as Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat, and countless others. One reason why I believe Keith Haring stands out is because without ever seeing his face everyone at some point has seen his artwork permeating our pop culture world and I believe his message of love, hope, positivity, and change has been effective. It saddens me that he died from complications of AIDS without ever seeing the magnitude of his art and how he's inspired future generations.
The estate of Keith Haring got snippets of his journal and together with his artwork created this book about dogs. For the most part his art alone would be an automatic 5 stars material but the actual writing was way off. What he writes about dogs is vague and more an observation than writing as to why he loves Dogs and their faithful companionship. Certain sentences did not create a flow in the narrative and that is the sole reason why it gets 4 stars. It is still a beautiful book to pick up especially for anyone who loves dogs and want to see how Keith Haring captures them in his art. I thoroughly enjoyed it that aspect. Great for kids to pick and discover art and feel like they are reading a children's picture book.
Keith Haring is one of the most famous artist of the twentieth century in the same standing as Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat, and countless others. One reason why I believe Keith Haring stands out is because without ever seeing his face everyone at some point has seen his artwork permeating our pop culture world and I believe his message of love, hope, positivity, and change has been effective. It saddens me that he died from complications of AIDS without ever seeing the magnitude of his art and how he's inspired future generations.
The estate of Keith Haring got snippets of his journal and together with his artwork created this book about dogs. For the most part his art alone would be an automatic 5 stars material but the actual writing was way off. What he writes about dogs is vague and more an observation than writing as to why he loves Dogs and their faithful companionship. Certain sentences did not create a flow in the narrative and that is the sole reason why it gets 4 stars. It is still a beautiful book to pick up especially for anyone who loves dogs and want to see how Keith Haring captures them in his art. I thoroughly enjoyed it that aspect. Great for kids to pick and discover art and feel like they are reading a children's picture book.
December 15, 2021
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