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Inspirational Art Quotes by the famous American
pop artist Keith Haring
born Keith Haring - Pennsylvania, USA
- 4th of May, 1958 / Died - 16th of February,
1990
Famous Keith Haring art work included mostly
symbolic line drawings of people and situations.
He translated these simple images into sculpture,
paintings, grafitti, prints, drawings, and
more.
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+ The dripping... well, if it happens, it happens;
it does not take anything from the work. The dripping
just proves that you were not trying to control
the work, but the work was developing by itself
and if it drips, it's a natural part in the
evolution of the work.
+ Red is one of the strongest colors, it's blood,
it has a power with the eye. That's why traffic
lights are red I guess, and stop signs as well...
In fact I use red in all of my paintings.
+ I think you have to control the materials to
an extent, but it's important to let the materials
have a kind of power for themselves; like the
natural power of gravity, if you are painting
on a wall, it makes the paint trickle and it drips;
there is no reason to fight that.
+ There are some images that I will only use once,
and not use again because they don't seem to really
hit the nail right on the head, but there are
some which are so strong they have to be reduced;
sometimes just reusing them makes them stronger.
+ I don't think art is propaganda; it should be
something that liberates the soul, provokes the
imagination and encourages people to go further.
It celebrates humanity instead of manipulating
it.
+ My contribution to the world is my ability to
draw. I will draw as much as I can for as many
people as I can for as long as I can. Drawing
is still basically the same as it has been since
prehistoric times. It brings together man and
the world. It lives through magic.
+ People were more interested in the phenomena
than the art itself. This, combined with the growing
interest in collecting art as an investment and
the resultant boom in the art market, made it
a difficult time for a young artist to remain
sincere without becoming cynical. (during the
80s art boom).
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