The Dance of Life | Keith Haring: March 2024 Availabilities

His output, totalled over 5,000 pieces of public art in the subways from 1980 -1985, saw him use the large black panels of matte paper that were without advertising posters as his canvas. Executed using chalk, he would hop out when he would spot one of these opportunities and draw fast (never loose), simplified images while being watched by an audience and hoping not to be arrested. Many of the mostifs would develop into some of his most well-known and beloved artworks including Radiant Babies, Dogs, UFOS and intertwined figures.

Haring developed a language of his own, made up of synthetic and archetypal signs, that is, signs that are common to all times, places, and cultures. Simple signs-genuine hieroglyphs that led him to transgress the idea that painting, to be modern, must necessarily free itself of narration.

The symbols created by Haring were his way to communicate with the public who would cross them on the street. Coded and written into the societal issues of the day, Haring developed his own visual language that can still be seen and felt in today’s world. Icons, released in 1990, is a culmination of the artist’s life, work and visual language. Comprising of his best-known icons—the radiant baby, angel, flying devil, three-eyed monster and barking dog—the set is a limited edition of 250. 

Explore more original Keith Haring prints available at Andipa Editions.

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