CHECKING SCHOOL WORK ART III (6TH COURSE)
Here you are the answers to the blank filling written task about KEITH HARING´S BIO AND
WORKS.
Keith Haring was
born in Reading, PENSILVANIA (USA) on MAY, 4TH 1958 .
He started drawing CARTOONS
very young, influenced by his father and other famous creators like Dr. SEUSS
and WALT DISNEY .
He opened his first exhibit
at the Pittsburgh ARTS and CRAFTS Center in 1978 .
In NEW YORK City he met
thriving artists like Jean-Michel BASQUIAT
and was influenced by Robert Henn´s manifesto THE ART SPIRIT .
In 1986 he opened the POP SHOP
in Soho, selling different items with his white men chalked-painted images.
He began to colaborate with
charity foundations and hospitals. In 1986 he paainted the mural Crack is Wack that´s become a landmark in NEW YORK .
He became famous for his
solo and group exhibitions and colaborated with artists such as GRACE Jones, Madonna and Andy Warhol.
Keith Haring died of AIDS
related complications on FEBRUARY 16TH, 1990 when he was 31 .
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