Séance 3 Flashcards
How many people used the subway in NYC back then?
5.65m
What passion did Keith Haring discover at the beginning of his art career?
a passion for including the public in his own art
In what year did Keith Haring move to NYC to study at the School of Visual Design?
1978
What did Keith Haring do once in New York?
He began using the black empty advertising spaces on subway station walls to make his art
What materials did Keith Haring use to create his art?
white chalk
What kind of drawings did Keith Haring make?
clean lines and cartoonish characters
What were some of Keith Haring’s signature drawings?
- dancing characters
- the barking dog
- radiant baby
Whose attention did Keith Haring attract?
- the art world
- commuters
- city authorities
Where is Keith Haring’s most iconic mural located?
Berlin wall
How is Keith Haring’s career summarized?
Short but flashing.
What did Keith Haring manage to achieve in his short career?
- abolish the rigid boundaries between high art and popular art
- democratize street art and simple designs
- transition from the streets to being acclaimed by the art world
What was the positive sides of the use of generic images in Keith Haring’s work?
it bypassed the art world establishment and elitism
What theory did Keith Haring’s drawings in the subway rely on?
Semiotics (the theory of signs)
How did Keith Haring enter the art world?
through the backdoor of popular appeal, then the media, then art community
What was Keith Haring’s first entry into commercial art?
through an Absolut Vodka advertising campaign
