maandag 15 oktober 2018

Keith

No mural but a painting by American artist Keith Haring (1958-1990) in the Municipal Museum in Amsterdam. His pop art and graffiti-like work grew out of the New York City street culture of the 1980's. In spring 1986 he had his first solo museum exhibition in the Municipal Museum in Amsterdam, where he also painted a mural on the museum's then storage facility.  
In 1988 he was diagnosed with AIDS which led to his dead two years later.
Linking to "Monday Mural"

18 opmerkingen:

  1. Looks like an Aboriginal painting. What a sad death.

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  2. The artist has left a few messages in the paint. It is up to viewer to interpret them.

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  3. I've seen a few of his murals on the sides of actual buildings. I wonder if they still are there.

    best... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  4. So much symbolism here Marianne, sad that he didn't have more time in this world ✨

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  5. Guess he knew he didn´t have much time left as he painted this... ssad.

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  6. I have a friend who has a collection of his prints. I've always like his work.

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  7. We can easily read the messages...
    Sad

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  8. Quite a striking work. I can't recall hearing of him before.

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  9. Ik heb volgens mij ook wel eens werk van hem gezien ergens. Het is wel herkenbaar.

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  10. It was very exciting when the dancing and crawling babies appeared all over New York by an unknown artist! Banksy the first!

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  11. It's kind of a gripping piece. The more you look at it the more you see.

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  12. mij spreekt dit ten zeerste aan Marianne

    fijne avond

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  13. That is an incredible piece of art with some strong symbolism.

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  14. Such a short life. I love his work.

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  15. I love his work. I have a reproduction of his dog painting hanging on my wall!

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  16. Haring's post are always interesting!

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  17. I just posted about Keith Haring and the Chicago Mural the other day! As soon as I opened up the link I recognized his style!

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