Album Covers Welcome to the World of Art and Music
Keith Haring • Keith Haring was born on May 4, 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania, and was raised in nearby Kutztown, Pennsylvania. He developed a love for drawing at a very early age, learning basic cartooning skills from his father and from the popular culture around him, such as Dr. Seuss and Walt Disney.
Keith Haring • In his late teens and early 20’s, He was an artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 1980s. • In the summer of 1980 he took up drawing, inventing intricate cartoon-style murals of mutant figures locked in hyperphysical engagement.
Keith Haring
Keith Haring • Keith Haring captures the emotion of dance and music in his art through color and movement.
Keith Haring • In June 1989, on the rear wall of the convent of the Church of Sant'Antonio in Pisa, he painted the last public work of his life, the mural "Tuttomondo". Haring died in 1990 of an HIV (AIDS)-related disease. He had been diagnosed HIV positive two years earlier.
Tuttomondo
Album Covers
Final Assignment • Download A minimum of 4 images off the internet and convert them into Photoshop. • Use different tools and filters, to make own original and unique design. • Add text that matches the emotion of the design. • Turn in digital and paper copy by 8/12/08
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