How he Impacted Graphic Design By Brianna Meszaros

Keith Haring  Keith Haring was born on May 4, 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania and grew up in nearby town Kutztown. And at a young age he developed a love for drawing, so after graduation he enrolled in the Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh, a commercial arts school. But soon after he learned he didn’t want to do commercial art, and dropped out. Then later that year he moved to New York City and enrolled in the School of Visual Arts. In New York he found a art community that was developing outside the gallery(graffiti). So when he saw some unused advertising panels covered with matte black paper in a subway stations he created hundreds of public chalk drawings in the New York City subways over a 5 year time period.  Between 1980 and 1989, Haring achieved international recognition, participating in numerous group and solo exhibitions.  In 1986 he opened his ‘Pop Shop’ in SoHo, a shop that sold T-shirts, posters, buttons and magnets bearing his images.  He died at the age of 31 on February 16th, 1990.

Some of His Contributions  Created logo for the "Anti-Litterbug Campaign" for New York City Department of Sanitation  1986: Created poster for The Great Peace March.  1987: Designed album cover, posters, and limited edition silkscreen for A&M Records' A Very Special Christmas, which proceeds were donated to Special Olympics.  In 1988: Created poster and did public service announcement for Literacy Campaign, sponsored by Fox Channel 5 and New York Public Library Associations  In 1989: He established the Keith Haring Foundation to provide funding to children’s programs.

Keith’s Art One of his most famous drawing was “Crack is Wack”. It was two murals done on both sides of a concrete wall. He painted this mural to caution the youth against the drug’s use.

Keith’s Art His other most famous drawing Is “Radiant Baby”. Most thought of to be about gay rights, but it’s really about spreading the word about Christianity.

Keith’s Art

How Keith Haring Impacted Graphic Design  Keith Haring started by painting graffiti and later became famous for his choice to use bold lines and simple subject matters. He also used his much-adored artwork to speak his mind about racism, gay rights and other political subjects. Which has left a giant impact on graphic design by showing people that it isn’t just about what you draw and paint, it’s about what it means.

References  Artanddesignimspiration.com  RoGallery.com  Artrepublic.com  Nvcc.edu