Keith Haring & Egyptian Murals
Notice any similarities? On this site we are going to compare the famous New York Graffiti Artist, Mr. Keith Haring, and the beautiful, and also famous, Ancient Egyptian Murals. If you don't see the similarities, Click Here. If you are starting to see the similarities, Click Here for more material to compare. If you want more information on Keith Haring, look below.
Keith Haring History:
Keith was born to Joan and Allen Haring
on May 4, 1958. He grew up in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, the oldest of four
siblings. His artistic leanings were evident from a very early age. Art
continued to be a central interest throughout Keith's experimental and rather
rebellious adolescence. Through books and museum visits (Keith saw his first
Warhols on a church visit to the Hirshhorn in Washington, D.C.) he began
to develop an awareness of modern art. After high school, Keith enrolled
in the Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh.
In 1976, Keith hitchhiked cross-country, stopping along the way to look at other art programs. When he returned to Pittsburgh later that year, he sat in on classes at the University of Pittsburgh, and eventually became involved with the Pittsburgh Arts and Crafts Center, where he had his first important show. Elements that would become central to Keith's style were beginning to emerge; he began working with a vocabulary of small, interconnected abstract shapes. At the same time, he began to discover some of his most important influences among modern artists. Keith was excited enough about finding his artistic role models and about showing his work in Pittsburgh to start to consider his next steps as an artist.