As a gay man, he also used his platform to address issues which directly affected him, promoting safe sex and AIDS awareness. Other themes Haring tackled include religion, war, and apartheid in South Africa. The ways in which Haring displayed his figures conveyed additional meaning.
These are some of the most common ways his famous figures were presented, and what these compositions illustrate. The artist initially came up with this visualisation in response to the murder of John Lennon on 8 December However, beyond this, the hole in the stomach has also been argued to represent the emptiness within people.
He would often listen to rap while painting, and was inspired by its movement and energy. This is why there are so many depictions of his figures embracing, be that romantically or in a platonic way , with the lines surrounding their silhouettes evoking a positive energy.
Eventually the only worth of man will be to service and serve the computer. The shop received criticism from many in the art world, however Haring remained committed to his desire to make his artwork available to as wide an audience as possible, and received strong support for his project from friends, fans and mentors including Andy Warhol.
Throughout his career, Haring devoted much of his time to public works, which often carried social messages. Haring also held drawing workshops for children in schools and museums in New York, Amsterdam, London, Tokyo and Bordeaux, and produced imagery for many literacy programs and other public service campaigns. Haring was diagnosed with AIDS in Haring enlisted his imagery during the last years of his life to speak about his own illness and generate activism and awareness about AIDS.
In alone, he was the subject of more than 40 newspaper and magazine articles. He was highly sought after to participate in collaborative projects ,and worked with artists and performers as diverse as Madonna, Grace Jones, Bill T. By expressing universal concepts of birth, death, love, sex and war, using a primacy of line and directness of message, Haring was able to attract a wide audience and assure the accessibility and staying power of his imagery, which has become a universally recognized visual language of the 20th century.
A memorial service was held on May 4, at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, with over 1, people in attendance. His art was eventually seen everywhere from public murals and nightclubs to galleries and museums around the world. He was also known for his activism in promoting AIDS awareness.
Haring was born on May 4, , in Reading, Pennsylvania. He spent many hours drawing with his father, an engineer whose hobby was cartooning. After graduating from high school in , Haring briefly attended the Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh, dropping out after two semesters. When Haring arrived in New York, it was home to a thriving underground art scene. Haring befriended fellow emerging artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Kenny Scharf, who shared his interest in the colorful and transgressive graffiti art of the city's streets.
Haring and these other artists organized exhibitions at downtown nightclubs and other alternative locations, where art, music and fashion all came together in a dynamic mix. Beyond the clubs, Haring began using the city as his canvas. Riding the subway, he noticed the black paper rectangles of empty advertising panels on station walls; using white chalk, he began filling these black panels with simple, quickly drawn pictures.
His signature images included dancing figures, a "radiant baby" a crawling infant emitting rays of light , a barking dog, a flying saucer, large hearts, and figures with televisions for heads. These graffiti drawings attracted the attention of New York commuters, as well as the city authorities: Haring was arrested for vandalism on numerous occasions.
Haring soon began to apply his universally recognizable imagery to freestanding drawings and paintings. The energy and optimism of his art, with its bold lines and bright colors, brought him popularity with a wide audience.
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