Keith Haring 2D

In this piece of work I think the artist trying to tell us about the movement of these colourful character as they move in a sort of way that they are dancing or exercising. This picture creates energetic and fun mood as it contains movements and that the each character is different by their own movement and their own colours showing their individual personalities. The movement also shows the childhood times as it looks full of passion and excitement.

This piece of work is a painting. The colours that is used in this piece of work emphasis of what it is about  as the background colour yellow makes the colourful characters stand out individually .The use of bold colours gives an effect to be eye-catchy.

Keith haring was an artist that was doing about the New York City street culture in the 1980s.Keith haring was born on May 4^th in 1958 and was born in reading, Pennsylvania. Keith haring studied graphic design in the ivy school of professional art. When he was 19, he moved to New York and found graffiti art interesting and learnt it in school of visual art. Keith haring died in his 30s and was on February 16th 1990. Hi first achievement was with the public as he did chalk drawings in the subways in New York. He started in 1980, having an exhibition in club 57. He died of aids.

This relates to my work as it has movement and that it’s colourful and fun. I like the simplicity of the work although it gives a big effect of the vibrant which makes it look interesting and attractive. The subject of this work relates to my work as my design is for a snowboard which involves movement and excitement as snowboarding is a lively sport.

Quotations

“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.”

“When it is working, you completely go into another place, you're tapping into things that are totally universal, completely beyond your ego and your own self. That's what it's all about.”

"The weird boxed and numbered [New York] space we live in is already fantasy. Artists have only to start with what's there and give it a few fillips fo the truly fantastic to emerge."
     - John Ashberry, Reported Sightings