Keith Haring - Fun Gallery Exhibition 1983 - Giclée...

Giclée Reproduction (*) of Keith Haring (**) Reproduction of the work “Fun Gallery” created by Haring in 1983. Luxury edition on conservation digital matte paper of 250 g/m². A very versatile, high-quality paper manufactured in Germany using acid- and chlorine-free wood pulp. Print authorized by Artestar New York. Copyright: Keith Haring Foundation. Includes Certificate of Authenticity (COA). - Sheet dimensions: 52 x 62 cm - Image dimensions: 40 x 50 cm - Condition: Excellent (this work has never been framed or exhibited, always kept in a professional art folder, and is offered in immaculate condition). - Provenance: Private collection. The work will be carefully handled and packed in reinforced cardboard. The shipment will be trackable (UPS DPD DHL FedEx). The shipment will also include transport insurance for the final value of the work with full reimbursement in case of loss or damage, at no cost to the buyer. (*) Giclée is a term referring to a high-quality fine art print process created digitally with inkjet printers. This process uses pigment-based inks and specialized papers to achieve great sharpness, accurate color, and durability, ideal for reproductions of art and photographs. (**) Keith Haring was born in 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. He grew up in Kutztown and from an early age showed a strong interest in art. He studied graphic design at The Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburg, and at 19, having openly declared his sexuality, he moved to New York, where he found inspiration in graffiti art and enrolled at the School of Visual Arts, where he was influenced by Keith Sonnier and Joseph Kosuth, who encouraged him to train as a conceptual artist after experimenting with form and color. Haring drew public attention in 1980 when he began to doodle cartoon-like images with markers on the New York subway, and later painted comic-strip panels in white chalk on black advertising boards, which led to several arrests. His clean lines, vivid colors, and active figures carried strong messages about life and unity, and his exhibitions were filmed by photographer Tseng Kwong Chi. Around this time, he organized an exhibition at Club 57, and participated in a show in Times Square where he first drew animals and human faces. His first solo show was at Tony Shafrazy Gallery in 1981, the same year he took part in Documenta 7 in Kassel, Germany. In 1982 he befriended emerging artists of the time such as Kenny Scharf, Madonna, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and even met the famous Andy Warhol. In 1984 Haring went to Australia and painted several murals in Melbourne and Sydney, and even received money for his work from the National Gallery of Victoria and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. He also visited and painted in Rio de Janeiro, the Paris Modern Art Museum, Minneapolis and Manhattan. During this period he even designed a pink jacket that Madonna wore to perform her song “Like a Virgin” on the show “Solid Gold.” In 1985, the Museum of Modern Art in Bordeaux organized an exhibition of his work, and he also participated in the Paris Biennale. In November of that year he appeared on MTV where he painted on a program hosted by his friend Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran. In 1986 he painted murals in Amsterdam, Paris, Phoenix and Berlin, also painted Grace Jones’s body for her music video for the song “I’m Not Perfect,” and opened a shop to sell his works in SOHO. By then, his works began to reflect the socio-political issues of the time such as anti-apartheid, AIDS and drugs. He also created pop art pieces for brands such as Absolut Vodka, Lucky Strike and Coca-Cola, and even designed the cover of the charity album “A Very Special Christmas,” on which his friend Madonna was included. In 1988 he was included in a select list of artists whose works appeared on Chateau Mouton Rothschild wine labels, and that same year he was diagnosed with AIDS, which led to the founding of the Keith Haring Foundation the following year, aimed at fighting social issues related to the disease and promoting the artist’s work through exhibitions, publications and licenses of his work. In June 1989 he painted his last public work on a wall of the Santa Antonio Church convent in Pisa. This work was titled “Tuttomondo.” Keith Haring passed away on February 16, 1990 at the young age of 32, a victim of AIDS. (**) Of epic scale and ambition, Tree of Life (1985) was created at the height of the tragically short but intensely dynamic life and career of Keith Haring. At more than three and a half meters tall, Tree of Life takes on nearly biblical proportions in its depiction of this fantastic scene. A fusion of punk and pop, Haring injects contemporary energy into this decidedly urban celebration that fuses established religious themes and references to historical art with his distinctive culture of modern street art. Emanating from the twisting branches, a plethora of life explodes into dancing bodies, like an explosion of knowledge. Under the tree, four yellow-spotted fully formed figures rise in exaltation. With economical line work, the green branches, bright as daylight, seem to vibrate against the magenta in a carnival of rhythmic patterns. “Look, when I paint, it’s an experience that, at its best, transcends reality,” Haring said, explaining that this dimension was also reflected in his mental state while working. “When it works, you’re transported somewhere else, you connect with things that are totally universal, of total consciousness, completely beyond your ego and your own being. That’s what it’s about” (K. Haring, quoted in D. Sheff, “Keith Haring: An Intimate Conversation,” in Rolling Stone, August 1989, reproduced at www.haring.com [visited May 25, 2014]). “Tree of Life” has been exhibited at the Ludwig Forum for International Art in Aachen, the Museum für Neue Kunst in Karlsruhe, the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the Milan Triennale in Milan, and the Dexia Banque Internationale de Luxembourg.

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