POP ART

Keith Haring• Keith Haring was born the

4th of May, 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania.

• As a child, Haring was

fascinated by the cartoon art of Walt Disney.

• He spent many hours drawing with his father, an engineer whose hobby was cartooning.

Can you find Pennsylvania on the map?

Growing up KEITH wasn’t interested in most of the art he saw at the galleries.“ TOO FORMAL.”

Keith was more interested in the pop art : cartoons, comics etc.

Boring Pop Art

The subway

artist During the 1980’s Keith began his career in Art in the New York underground.

GRAFFITI ART

KEITH• PAINTED

GRAFFITIS ON SOME OF THE WALLS AND BUILDINGS OF NEW YORK CITY.

Characteristics of his drawings

Figures surrounded by rhythmic lines that make them apperar vibrating or moving.

Are you ready for answering some questions?

• What’s the name of our artist?

• Where was he born?• What kind of cartoons did

he paint?• Did he like formal art?• What art did he like?• Where did he start his

career?• Did he paint graffitis?• Name sone of the

characteristics of his pictures:

a) Keith Smith. B) keith Haring.

• A) Pennsylbania B) Paris.• A) The Simpsons.B) Walt

Disney.• A) Yes he did. B) no, he

didn’t.• A) Formal. B) Pop art.• A) In the subway B) In a

park.• A) Yes, he did, B) no he

didn’t.