Keith Haring Quotes on Art

Keith Haring is a famous American Pop artist and muralist. He is best known for his stylized drawings and pop culture inspired works that were influenced by his background in graffiti art. Famous Keith Haring works include “Radiant Baby”, “Crack is Wack”, “Andy Mouse”, “Tuttomondo”, “Dancing Dogs”, “Silence = Death”, and many of his record selling paintings were simply called “Untitled”.

Mini biography: Born Keith Allen Haring on the 4th of May, 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America. His mother was Joan Haring and his father Allen Haring was an engineer and cartoonist. Haring was an openly gay artist and used his work to promote multiple LGBT causes like safe sex and AIDS awareness. The artist died on the 16th of February, 1990 in New York City, New York, United States of America at the age of 31. He died of AIDS-related complications.

List of Famous Keith Haring Art Quotes

People were more interested in the phenomena than the art itself. This, combined with the growing interest in collecting art as an investment and the resultant boom in the art market, made it a difficult time for a young artist to remain sincere without becoming cynical. (during the 80s art boom). Keith Haring

I think you have to control the materials to an extent, but it’s important to let the materials have a kind of power for themselves; like the natural power of gravity, if you are painting on a wall, it makes the paint trickle and it drips; there is no reason to fight that. Keith Haring

The dripping.. well, if it happens, it happens; it does not take anything from the work. The dripping just proves that you were not trying to control the work, but the work was developing by itself and if it drips, it’s a natural part in the evolution of the work. Keith Haring

Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times. It brings together man and the world. It lives through magic. Keith Haring

I don’t think art is propaganda; it should be something that liberates the soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further. It celebrates humanity instead of manipulating it. Keith Haring

My contribution to the world is my ability to draw. I will draw as much as I can for as many people as I can for as long as I can. Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times. It brings together man and the world. It lives through magic. Keith Haring

Red is one of the strongest colors, it’s blood, it has a power with the eye. That’s why traffic lights are red I guess, and stop signs as well.. In fact I use red in all of my paintings. Keith Haring

There are some images that I will only use once, and not use again because they don’t seem to really hit the nail right on the head, but there are some which are so strong they have to be reduced; sometimes just reusing them makes them stronger. Keith Haring

Good and Evil are very hard to explain or understand. They are not completely opposites and in fact are often one and the same. Keith Haring

I am becoming much more aware of movement. The importance of movement is intensified when a painting becomes a performance. The performance becomes as important as the resulting painting. Keith Haring

Art Quotes About Keith Haring

In terms of my key influences, I really liked Keith Haring. I felt like he was a self-directed and highly motivated artist that could exist without affirmation. Ron English Quotes

Keith Haring Self Portrait Painting

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