Question: Which city has better graffiti--Paris or New York City?
Back in 2006, I wrote a bit about Keith Haring, which is the subject of Google's text show today.
It's fascinating how all of a sudden a mention from Google puts him back into the limelight.
You have to admit the Internet behemoth is enlightened about art.
Here's the clip from that day's blog post:
Never been to either place or only been to one or the other?
Here's a stunning art face if you've never gotten to one or the other or both--Keith Herring.
Keith Herring was an 80s graffiti artist, one of the most well-known, not only in the world of graffiti, but also in the world of modern and contemporary art.
Visit any modern art museum's bookstore and you'll find books with his work.
A Backwards United States
In the USA where the colors red, white and blue are revered, you'll still get busted if you spray paint them on a wall, except here.
A Forward-Looking France
Art in France is like fine (French) wine--any art. Walk around many neighborhoods in Paris and you'll see tasteful graffiti, you'll find the primary colors of Herring's graffiti in dozens of stores, and you'll find celebrations of graffiti in galleries and museums all over the city.
After searching on the Internet for some type of graffiti class to help artists reform and tweak this art form, I found nothing.
If you're handy with a spray-paint can and want to go to graffiti school, best to go to France to refine your style.
Keith Haring Products
It's fascinating how all of a sudden a mention from Google puts him back into the limelight.
You have to admit the Internet behemoth is enlightened about art.
Here's the clip from that day's blog post:
Never been to either place or only been to one or the other?
Here's a stunning art face if you've never gotten to one or the other or both--Keith Herring.
Keith Herring was an 80s graffiti artist, one of the most well-known, not only in the world of graffiti, but also in the world of modern and contemporary art.
Visit any modern art museum's bookstore and you'll find books with his work.
A Backwards United States
In the USA where the colors red, white and blue are revered, you'll still get busted if you spray paint them on a wall, except here.
A Forward-Looking France
Art in France is like fine (French) wine--any art. Walk around many neighborhoods in Paris and you'll see tasteful graffiti, you'll find the primary colors of Herring's graffiti in dozens of stores, and you'll find celebrations of graffiti in galleries and museums all over the city.
After searching on the Internet for some type of graffiti class to help artists reform and tweak this art form, I found nothing.
If you're handy with a spray-paint can and want to go to graffiti school, best to go to France to refine your style.
Keith Haring Products
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Happy birthday keith!!!
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