Friday, 4 May 2012

Keith Haring's 54th birthday - Google Doodle May 04, 2012


Keith Haring's 54th birthday. Courtesy of the Keith Haring Foundation.

Google doodle today May 04, 2012 in Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Malaysia, ect come with a theme Keith Haring's 54th birthday. Courtesy of the Keith Haring Foundation.

Google logo appears with the picture as the work of Keith Haring and a very distinctive look with bright colors.

Keith Haring (May 4, 1958 - February 16, 1990) was an American artist.
He was famous in the 1980s for his art, which was a mixture of graffiti and pop art and used bright colors and simplistic images, as well as social and homoerotic themes.

Haring also donated money to children's causes and organizations.
His artwork became well known around the world. Haring was gay.
He died of an AIDS-related illness in 1990.
The Keith Haring Foundation set up in 1989, continues his legacy of promoting art and helping children.

Biography of Keith Haring




Birth name          Keith Haring
Born                   May 4, 1958
                          Reading, Pennsylvania
Died                   February 16, 1990 (aged 31)
                          New York City, New York
Nationality          USA
Field                   Pop art, Graffiti Art
Training               The Ivy School of Professional Art (Pittsburgh)
                           School of Visual Arts (New York)
Influenced by       Dr. Seuss, Walt Disney, Allen Haring (his father), William S. Burroughs, Pierre Alechinsky.

More detail about Keith Haring you can read http://www.haringkids.com/ and http://www.haring.com/