Interlocking silhouettes and bold lines shape Keith Haring's signature style.In his own words: "It was made for lots of people.
You don't have to know anything about art to appreciate it.""I would describe his work as graphic, as fun, as direct, as appealing," said Austen Bailly, a curator at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas."Most people probably know him through T-shirts or posters or watches.
I don't think they understand the fullness of his artistic practice and his artistic vision." The Crystal Bridges' show, "Keith Haring in 3D," celebrates an artist who seems to have decorated every inch of New York City with his groundbreaking work. Among the objects on display: a suit worn by Madonna.But it wasn't all pop stars and gallery openings, as he told CBS News' Charles Osgood back in 1982.
Some of Haring's work was underground, adorning the walls of the subway.Asked by Osgood who is the real Keith Haring – the gallery Keith Haring or the subway station Keith Haring – the artist replied, "For me there's not a discrepancy between the two; they're treated both the same.The same amount of care goes into doing things in the street as the things that end up in the gallery.
"Most of the people that ride the subway don't go to galleries, and wouldn't really see the work," Haring said."That's what makes a drawing live anyway – people seeing it and it becoming part of their lives." FROM THE ARCHIVES: Artist Keith Haring in 1982 (Video) "He is thinking about where art can live," said Olivia Walton, chair of the Crystal Bridges Museum.
"He is thinking about what art can be, and he's thinking about who art is really for.Art not just in a museum or in a gallery, but actually in the subway, out on a playground, on a crib, everywhere."Haring didn't shy away from exploring heavier topics, too.
"It's very much about this moment in the 1980s in New York City when the art world is flourishing, but als...