Keith haring was gay

We are celebrating the LGBTQ community by remembering Keith Haring, a brilliant American artist whose works inspired millions of people. One time, I was in the 51st Street at 7th Avenue subway station drawing when this cop comes up behind me.

It can be touched, felt, manipulated. Who cares if you make art? Haring was openly gay and used his work to advocate for safe sex. Colour is distorted and so is time. [83] He was diagnosed with HIV in and AIDS in the autumn of [84][85] He used his imagery during the last years of his life to speak about his illness and to generate activism and awareness about AIDS.

Making is making Only if someone is seeing. The person in the subway is screaming, nobody is listening, but everyone is listening and seeing and making and being. Graffiti were the most beautiful things I ever saw. Seeing is making. The cop at the desk says: 'So you're the guy who does those drawings.

The only place to go was New York. The cop who arrested me says: 'I caught him drawing in the subway'. What is making? Imagining shadows. For me, was a totally fresh beginning. It is art that is somewhat less serious, less untouchable. All the cops were wondering what this nerdy white boy could possibly have done.

Blank stare with matching glasses I didn't shave today, and I don't care. Dressing in costumes. He arrested and handcuffed me with my hands behind my back. I had begun to be interested and fascinated by the graffiti I was seeing in the streets and in the subway.

Hey Joe, hey Mike, this is the kid who does the subway drawings! [5] Barking dog sculpture by Haring in Dortmund, Germany InHaring had exhibitions in Helsinki, Paris, and. Ignoring truth. I wanted intensity from my art and I wanted intensity for my life.

I've never seen this face before. I wanted to let people experience art without having to feel inhibited. Not seeing is making. Being is making. Explore the vibrant and playful world of Keith Haring, a queer artist and AIDS activist who used his art to promote social justice.