Keith Haring

Keith HaringKeith Haring

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““3 Eyed Man”3 Eyed Man”

“ “Doing things in public was not a new idea. The Doing things in public was not a new idea. The climate of art in New York at that time was certainly climate of art in New York at that time was certainly moving in that direction. It seemed obvious to me moving in that direction. It seemed obvious to me when I saw the first empty subway panel that this when I saw the first empty subway panel that this was the perfect situation. The advertisements that was the perfect situation. The advertisements that fill every subway platform are changed periodically. fill every subway platform are changed periodically. When there aren't enough new ads, a black paper When there aren't enough new ads, a black paper panel is substituted. I remember noticing a panel in panel is substituted. I remember noticing a panel in the Times Square station and immediately going the Times Square station and immediately going aboveground and buying chalk. After the first aboveground and buying chalk. After the first drawing, things just fell into place. I began drawing drawing, things just fell into place. I began drawing in the subways as a hobby on my way to work. I in the subways as a hobby on my way to work. I had to ride the subways often and would do a had to ride the subways often and would do a drawing while waiting for a train. In a few weeks, I drawing while waiting for a train. In a few weeks, I started to get responses from people who saw me started to get responses from people who saw me doing it.” doing it.” -Keith -Keith HaringHaring

Dumpster one day…Dumpster one day…

Haggerty Museum Haggerty Museum Milwaukee, Wisconsin the next. Milwaukee, Wisconsin the next.

““Art is within us all. From some it Art is within us all. From some it just bursts forth more openly.”just bursts forth more openly.”

In New York's Harlem, the "In New York's Harlem, the "Crack is Crack is WackWack" mural Haring painted as a " mural Haring painted as a street artist in 1986 is still intact. street artist in 1986 is still intact.

Berlin WallBerlin Wall

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