Keith Haring Mural in acrylic tempera paint
The Mural was the artistic work done by Keith Haring before his death in 1990. The work is said to inspire life in all its forms and color. The Mural is bright in color, with many narrow figures very close to each other. There are animals and people who exist and play and play in harmony. There is a winged creature, a dolphin, a figure with the television on its head—a woman with a child nearby. The black lines around the figures give rise to each figure. Scissors cut a snake, which usually represents evil in art. It probably means victory over evil. The woman with the child represents motherhood, and the figure of the man holding the dolphin on his back can represent the relationship between man and nature. In total, the thirty figures in this fresco compel the eyes to see everything at the same time, because everything is painted in the same field. The colors reflect Pisa and give the Mural lasting vitality in the dark. This Mural seems to promote the philosophy of unity, which was rare in the 1980s ( Cucci et al., 2016).
Unlike the 20th century, Today’s art is strongly influenced by politics and social contexts. Currently, there are so many important questions that everyone thinks about, and the artists are unique, as they can point out important topics to start an artistic conversation.
Contemporary art is different from Baroque architecture because it has different foundations in political and symbolic issues. Baroque art was mainly concerned with literal subjects, was more realistic and more closely linked to religion. Contemporary art generally allows the viewer to drown conclusions about what the artist was trying to say, while Baroque art focuses on what he said.
Although there is no single way of interpreting art, there are correct methods that take the viewer to what the artist sought to capture in the work of art. The portrait we saw at the beginning of the course was very different from what I thought, even though I noticed that it was of a well-off couple. I learned to pay attention to details and relationships when I see art. Instead of looking, I will see.
References.
Sachant, P., Blood, P., LeMieux, J., &Tekippe, R. (2016). Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning.
Cucci, C., Bartolozzi, G., De Vita, M., Marchiafava, V., Picollo, M., &Casadio, F. (2016). The colors of Keith Haring: a spectroscopic study on the materials of the Mural painting Tuttomondo and reference contemporary outdoor paints. Applied Spectroscopy, 70(1), 186-196.