Keith Haring (May 4th, 1958 – February 16th, 1990) was a graffiti artist, a pop artist, a social activist, a LGBT activist, and a HIV/AIDS activist. He was a contemporary of Jean-Michael Basquiat and Andy Warhol. Haring’s work is considered one of the most recognizable visuals of the 20th century. He was able to bridge the sensibilities of graffiti art, street art with pop art styles, all the while infusing his social-political messages into the images. His work has appeared all over mainstream …
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The artist that prophetically once said, “In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes” left proof that he already knew what was up almost 30 years after his death. At a 1985 tech conference showcasing and promoting multimedia potential, Andy Warhol made images on a Amiga 1000 computer. It was the latest and greatest from PC company Commodore International. The pixelated drawings included Warhol’s iconic Campbell soup can, an interpretation of Sandro Botticelli’s “Birth Of Venus (notice the third eye),” and a portrait of Debbie Harry …
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