Keith Haring quotes

Keith Haring was an American artist and social activist, known for his bold, graffiti-inspired artwork. His distinctive line drawings and vivid imagery became iconic in the 1980s art scene and often addressed social and political themes. He used his art to advocate for AIDS awareness, equality, and children's welfare. Here are 23 of his quotes:

My contribution to the world is my ability to draw. I will draw as much as I can for as many people as I can for as long as I can. (Keith Haring)
Nothing is important... so everything is important. View quote
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Whatever you do, the only secret is to believe in it and satisfy yourself. Don't do it for anyone else. View quote
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The only way art lives is through the experience of the observer. The reality of art begins with the eyes of the beholder, through imagination, invention and confrontation. View quote
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I don't think art is propaganda; it should be something that liberates the soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further. It celebrates humanity instead of manipulating it. View quote
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If commercialization is putting my art on a shirt so that a kid who can't afford a $30,000 painting can buy one, then I'm all for it. View quote
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Red is one of the strongest colors, it's blood, it has a power with the eye. That's why traffic lights are red I guess, and stop signs as well... In fact I use red in all of my paintings. View quote
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Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times. It brings together man and the world. It lives through magic. View quote
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Art is nothing if you don't reach every segment of the people. View quote
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Art is for everybody. View quote
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I am intrigued with the shapes people choose as their symbols to create a language. There is within all forms a basic structure, an indication of the entire object with a minimum of lines that becomes a symbol. This is common to all languages, all people, all times. (Keith Haring)
See, when I paint, it is an experience that, at its best, is transcending reality. View quote
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Art should be something that liberates the soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further. View quote
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When it is working, you completely go into another place, you're tapping into things that are totally universal, completely beyond your ego and your own self. That's what it's all about. View quote
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I didn't start doing graffiti until two years after I got to New York. Jean Michel Basquiat was one of my main inspirations for doing graffiti. For a year I didn't know who Jean Michel was, but I knew his work. View quote
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Everybody draws when they are little. View quote
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I have been enlightened. I have fallen into poetry and it has swallowed me up. View quote
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Shapes that contain no inner components of positive/negative relationships will function better with other shapes of the same nature. View quote
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The dripping... well, if it happens, it happens; it does not take anything from the work. The dripping just proves that you were not trying to control the work, but the work was developing by itself and if it drips, it's a natural part in the evolution of the work. View quote
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When I die there is nobody to take my place. View quote
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I grew up in Pennsylvania in a small town. Real small, like one high school and one movie theater. Well, there was a state college there, that was the only good thing about it. (Keith Haring)
I've always wanted to work for Walt Disney. That's what I thought I was going to do when I grew up. View quote
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There are some images that I will only use once, and not use again because they don't seem to really hit the nail right on the head, but there are some which are so strong they have to be reduced; sometimes just reusing them makes them stronger. View quote
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Keith Haring

Keith Haring - Image
Occupation: American Artist
Born: May 4, 1958
Died: 1989
Quotes count: 23
Wikipedia: Keith Haring

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