Analysis On The Art Form Construction Of Keith Haring' Works And His Influence On My Creation Of Paintings

With the comprehensive and rapid development of the times,the theme,form and place of art are also changing.In Keith Haring's paintings,many signs of the times were presented in his paintings,which were expressed by tiling.I was deeply inspired by the innovative method of times symbols,which could be applied not only to street wall paintings,but also to the creation of canvas.Keith Haring was a famous American graffiti artist in the 1970 s.Although he's way of artistic creation only lasted for decades,his achievements and ideas had a profound impact on the modern art and the style of graffiti.Inspired by Chinese traditional art forms such as calligraphy and cartoons,his works had strong personal,oriental and even international colors.Lived at a time that coincided with economic turmoil and intensification of national contradiction of America,He advocated to bring art to the public and to depict the symbols of the times with simple lines.He insisted on his own creative characteristics,identified his themes,and changed the understanding of graffiti in people's mind by his pen.Keith Haring was one of the few artists who started as a dauber but ended as a master.From New York subway platforms to street walls and then to art galleries,his works had become not only a landscape of the New York city,but also a sign of contemporary culture.The 1980 s was a rapid developing period called post-industrial era of the United States,during which people began to pay more attention to diversified demands.In this period,the gap between the rich and the poor was enlarging and racial conflicts and other issues in the United States were becoming increasingly frequent,and the division between elite culture and low-end culture was also serious.At that time,graffiti was produced by the theory which was to spread the art to more normal people.The graffiti was developing and changing.The aesthetic form of the public changed by the changes of aesthetics of people.So after popularized and commercialized,graffiti art had been accepted by the public.The trend of spreading this art form was constantly rising,and the status of graffiti art in art circle was also rising.At present,the channels of art communication were also very narrow.However,with the changes of society,the development of public art was on a high speed.Subway stations,as an important transport hub of New York,were also occupied by graffiti,which was a huge cultural shock to people.Keith haring was one of the most representative graffiti artists of this period.Through analysis and studies of Keith Haring and his works,this paper can get a clearer understanding of graffiti art.