Artist: Haring, Keith
Title: DJ
Technique: Silkscreen on Handmade paper
size: 73,7 x 96,3 cm. (29 x 37,9 inch)
Framed: Not framed


More Information
Keith Haring Foundation. Licensed by Artstar New York, 2016. Published by MacGaw Graphics, Inc. USA

About the artist

Keith Allen Haring (1958–1990), born in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States, was an American artist best known for his work in graffiti art and pop art. After studying at the Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh, he moved to New York City where he became a defining voice of the 1980s downtown art scene. His distinctive visual language combined the energy of street culture with the accessibility of cartoon imagery, creating a bold synthesis that challenged the boundaries between high and low art.

Haring developed his signature style through chalk drawings on the black paper covering unused advertising panels in New York subway stations, where he worked rapidly and spontaneously to create images for the thousands of commuters passing through daily. His paintings and drawings employed thick black outlines, flat areas of bright color, and a lexicon of simplified, animated figures—radiant babies, barking dogs, dancing figures, and interlocking human forms—that conveyed complex narratives about contemporary life. He addressed urgent social and political issues including the AIDS crisis, drug abuse, apartheid, and nuclear disarmament, using his accessible visual vocabulary to communicate directly with the broadest possible audience. His commitment to public engagement extended beyond subway platforms to murals, community projects, and affordable merchandise that democratized art ownership.

Despite his death from AIDS-related complications at age thirty-one, Haring's practice fundamentally reshaped the relationship between street art and institutional recognition, proving that graffiti-inspired imagery could carry profound social commentary while achieving mainstream visibility. His work remains a vital testament to art's capacity for activism, and his influence continues to resonate in contemporary urban art and graphic design worldwide.

sku: DC0KH1902

Excellent condition, never framed.