Show:
100-Vocabulary
200-Beginning of Graffiti
300-Haring's Art themes and public engagement
400-Later days of Keith Haring's career
500-Haring and Public's opinions
100
Where does the origin of the word "graffiti" come from, and what does it mean?
It comes from the Greek, and it means "to write."
100
What does the word 'illicit' mean? 
It means 'illegal.'
100
What is graffiti, and why do people make it? 
-A drawing or writing in a public space

-an expression of idea 

-a way to communicate ideas, thoughts, philosophies to the public through pictures or words 

100
What does vandalism mean?
damaging property on purpose 
100
What is an eyesore?


ex. People think graffiti is an eyesore.

Something that is ugly, and not appealing.
200
How many drawings would Haring make each day? 
30
200
Around what time period did Graffiti start, and where? 
1970's; New York City. 
200
What did Keith Haring think about the graffiti he saw around public spaces? 
He liked it very much. He knew that most people who did it were young and knew that they had a lot of artistic skills.
200
Where did the graffiti first appear?
in public spaces, especially in subways and subway train stations
200
How did Keith Haring start his graffiti art career?
by drawing in subways, and making drawings that most people could understand.
300
What did New York City spend millions of $$$ on? 
They spent millions of dollars removing graffiti because they thought it was an eyesore.
300
What were some themes or ideas that Keith Haring tried to communicate through his drawings?
birth, death, war, love
300

What did Pop Art artists like Andy Warhol want to do? 

-to make art for the public

-to make art available for everybody

300
What is the definition of 'semiotics?'
-a theory of signs

-images act like words 

300
What happened when the art world noticed Keith Haring? What year was it?
He had his first gallery show in 1982. 
400
What happened in 1986?
Haring opened PopShop to sell his work 
400
Why did people call Keith Haring's success 'selling out?'
Because he was making money off art and it became too commercial.
400
Why did people later think that Keith Haring's art was not real art?
Because it became too commercial 
400

Which art style influenced Keith Haring? 

Pop Art in the 1960's influenced Keith Haring's work.
400
Where did Keith Haring put some of his art?
subways, hats, posters, shirts, advertisements, etc.
500

Why did "selling out" affect Haring's artistic integrity (his honesty as an artist)? 

Because it seemed too commercialized, and not one-of-a-kind anymore. 
500
What was another way that Keith Haring broadened the boundaries of the art world?
creating commercial art, for advertisements, putting art on hats, posters, and shirts
500

When Keith Haring later developed his powerful style to make strong social messages, what happened?

He dealt with issues such as drug abuse, supported charities, and got involved with community art projects. 
500
What does controversy mean, and why was there so much controversy over graffiti?
Controversy means a cause of public discussion and disagreement.


There has been much controversy over graffiti because people think it is vandalism and it makes it look like the place is not being take cared of.

500
After people said Keith Haring was just designing products to make money, what did Keith Haring think?
Haring felt that it was just another way to make the art world larger, of including more people in the experience.