Keith Haring (1958-1990) was a New York street artist and social activist who began his career doing graffiti on the NY streets and subways. He quickly found his personal style and became known for his happy, dancing figures. His art often tells important, serious social messages, while still appearing happy, bright and energetic. He died of AIDS at only 32. Today we spent the first half of class thinking about proportions of the human body. Legs and arms are always twice as long as we think! Then we worked on putting these bodies into active positions. Our goal was to create a composition with 2-4 proportional figures in motion (+ or - the Haring barking dog) who share a common scene (dance party, crime scene, etc). Motion lines were added to indicate movement and feeling.
These were drawn on marker paper in pencil and outlined in permanent marker, and then colored in marker.
These kinda make me want to dance!
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