Keith Haring was a street artist at the heart of the urban art movement in 1980s New York. He was also a gay man diagnosed with AIDS. Partly as a result of living with these stigmas, his work often bears a strong element of political and social critique. He was one third of a trio … Continue reading “Silence = Death”: The Political Art of Keith Haring
On February 16, 1990, at age 31, Keith Haring’s life was cut short due to an AIDS-related illness. He would have been 54 today and as a homage, here are a few words and a tribute to his most iconic pieces of art. I wonder what Keith Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) … Continue reading Keith Harring would have been 54 today
Richard Hambleton has been called the godfather of street art. He began producing what he called ‘public art’ in New York City in the 1970s. He’s known for the black figures he first painted on the buildings of New York’s Lower East Side, which he called Shadowmen. The Shadowmen arrived in the early 1980s, and … Continue reading Something Lurking: The Shadowmen of Richard Hambleton
The Berlin Wall came down 25 years ago. I remember it like yesterday, although at the time I did not understand the full meaning of what was unfolding in front of my eyes. Looking back at it now as an adult, I can see the importance of what this event meant – the cold war … Continue reading 25 years ago, the Berlin Wall and Thierry Noir
Following our first trip to the London Art fair, where we noticed and appreciated very much the abstract works on display, we thought we would be sharing some of the sculpture works we came across. Artist: Alexandre Durand Title: Ex Calce Liberatus Medium: Mixed media (steel, aluminium, gold) Artist: Anna Gillepsie Title: To the limit … Continue reading Sculptures from the London Art fair
