Outline for Oral Presentation

Introduction: First and second slide
-Keith Haring was born in 1958 and was raised in Pennsylvania and learned basic cartooning skills from his father who was an amateur cartoonist.
-Haring moved to New York in 1978 and attended The School of Visual Arts in Manhattan where he studied semiotics, the study of symbolism.
-When Haring moved to New York he started drawing on blank ad spaces in the subways with chalk. His speed and accuracy was memorable and impressive.
-Symbols used in his work shined a light on different topics such as birth, death, love, and different political subjects.
-He wanted to change the art world in the sense that he wanted to expand the audience to people outside of quiet, serious galleries.

Main Body: 3rd-9th slides
     Radiant Baby 
Radiant baby is one of Haring's pieces that he believes is one of the most important. Growing up in a Christian household, the baby could also have been a symbol of Christ. He believes that it represents one of the "purest and most positive experience(s) of human existence." The rays that come out from the child are similar to those in Renaissance art of religious figures. This piece was repeated in many of his works. It was used in one hectic piece where it was placed inside a mushroom cloud to show a type of "final apocalypse."
     Pop Shop Editions
Haring wanted to change the art world and make his art visible to as many people as possible, which was why starting in the subways was so ideal. He opened up the Pop Shop where he put some of his art on t-shirts using silkscreen. He also made magnets, buttons, and other items for anyone to buy. This caused some controversy in the art world because some people thought it cheapened his work for him to make is so available, but he thought that it was the best thing to do because the thing he wanted most was for people to see his art.
     Crack is Wack
Some say that Crack is Wack is Haring's most famous piece. A reason for this might be because the piece can still be seen on the FDR drive in New York City. Haring was friends with someone who struggled with cocaine addiction so he was especially aware of the cocaine problem in the 1970s-mid 1980s. He wanted to communicate to the people in his community (mostly youth) who had grown to respect him that this was his stance on crack. He used this mural in an attempt to use his influence on others to steer them in the right direction.
     Andy Mouse
Haring was greatly influenced by Andy Warhol, who is considered the "Father of Pop Art." They were both inspired by Walt Disney. Andy Mouse was a series done that combine both Warhol and Disney. The character has Warhol's signature hair and glasses, and other features like it's ears and shorts to show Walt Disney's signature character Mickey Mouse. Andy Mouse as a relevant character that Haring created because it was used to show the artists that greatly influenced him.
     Painting Myself into a Corner
In college in 1979, Haring recorded a video of himself painting himself into a corner. This piece was especially interesting because it allowed people to watch Haring's process. Since his work was never premeditated,viewers could really see the fast pace he has when making art. This performance piece was done to show that the act/process of painting is as important as the end result. It's a good example of how Haring let art flow through him.

Summary of Style

Haring's style is line work that creates simple cartoons with great symbolism. His work could be as simple as two stick men posing together to extremely intricate murals. The detail he included was never in faces or shading, only the outlines of the figures he made. He used bright bold colors with his pop art style. All of Haring's work was created on the spot, without sketching or planning the piece. He believed he was a tool for art to be communicated through.

Citations for Oral Presentation

Films, Chestershire. "Keith Haring Documentary." YouTube. YouTube, 27 Oct. 2014. Web. 02 Dec. 2015.

Shows, Ina Talk. "Art. Interview Pinceau : Keith Haring - Archive INA." YouTube. YouTube, 23 June 2014. Web. 02 Dec. 2015.

Keith Haring Foundation. "Keith Haring." Bio | Keith Haring. Keith Haring Foundation, 23 June 1999. Web. 02 Dec. 2015.

Art.com. "The Keith Haring Artwork Collection." The Keith Haring Collection. Art.com, n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2015.

Take Home Portion of Final Test Essay

Maybe We Die So the Love Doesn't Have To Elizabeth Jaeger 2015.

This is a sculpture done by Elizabeth Jaeger titled Maybe We Die So the Love Doesn't Have To, made using ceramic, hydro-stone, and synthetic hair. This piece is two basic human figures, one being held by the ankles in a lifted crouching position by the other figure. The only colors used are red on the figure's lips and blue in the crouched figured eyes. Neither of the figures are clothed. The facial expressions of both the figures show the level of comfort they feel between each other. Jaeger made this piece in an attempt to expose an intimate moment between two people without giving the viewer any feeling of uneasiness. The combination of their joyous facial expressions and their closely entwined bodies communicates their intimate experience as becoming one with the other. 

A social construct this piece addresses is how people are often uncomfortable with talking about and seeing vulnerable intimacy being shared. In society today, people will try to shy away from talking about sex and they will try to keep it as private as they can. With this piece, Jaeger brings the intimacy out into plain view for all to see. Everyone is able to walk around these two peaceful bodies almost forced to acknowledge what they normally try so hard to avoid. The artist get's everyone viewing the piece to accept the two figures as two people who are blissful and in love. 

This piece was creative in the choices the artist made as to which parts of the figures got more detail and which parts got less. The bodies of the figures are both fairly smooth and less detailed. The toes and fingers are outlined and include nails. Also the coloring of their faces is where the brightest colors are, in their lips and the female figure's eyes. The hair on the two figures is the same color, but different lengths. Both figure's hair has a specific style, the female figure has bangs and the male figure's hair is different lengths. The facial features are fairly detailed, but only the base (white) color is used. 

This work makes me think about the world in a new way by showing that intimacy is not always the big secret everyone tries to tiptoe around. Often intimacy is expressed to be sacred and private and something to be taken very seriously. This piece portrays the side of intimacy that is filled with love and joy. Jaeger provides the idea that a definition of intimacy is two people becoming one with a shared happiness. 

Bill Viola

The Dreamers Bill Viola 2003.

In this piece, Viola presents a video of seven different portraits of people underwater, all presented sleeping. The video was accompanied by the soft sound of water. The video shows the people from the waist up with their hands at their sides, on their stomachs, or on their chests. Each person shown lies clothed, just under the water's surface almost completely still. The only part of their body that may move was their fingers, and the motion was very slight.Viola often uses water in his pieces. He revealed that when he was six years old he fell to the bottom of a lake and saw a profoundly beautiful world. He believes that his art may be influenced by that event. The people in The Dreamers give a sense of peace by their facial expressions and body language, similar to how Viola expressed his experience at the bottom of the lake.

20th Century Art: Cubism and Surrealism

Cubism: 

1. Pablo Picasso, Woman with Pears. 1909

This painting is a portrait of Fernande Olivier, Picasso's partner. This painting is an example of cubism because of the way the figure is made up of many different geometric shapes. The entire piece, except for the rounded pears in the background, is comprised of different angular shapes. Picasso used earth-like colors such as brown for the woman and the pears, and dark green for the background. 
2. Pablo Picasso,  Ma Jolie. 1911-1912
This painting, also done by Picasso, was done to illustrate a song Picasso heard often at a Partisan music hall. This painting is of a woman playing a popular song that had the phrase "ma jolie" in it, which was included at the bottom of the painting. This piece almost appears to be abstract, but one can tell that it is a cubist painting because of the many triangular and rectangular shapes in it. This painting also used mostly earth tones like brown and beige, but also included some blue which adds a coolness to the artwork.

Surrealism:
1. Max Ernst, Two Children are Threatened by a Nightingale. 1924

Two Children are Threatened by a Nightingale  is a surreal work done by Max Ernst. Ernst takes a seemingly average framed painting of a landscape and adds pieces both on and within the frame to create a surrealist piece. One of the two children is holding a knife, possibly in an attempt to fight off the nightingale. The other child seems to have fallen ill and is lying toward the center of the foreground of the painting. A man, in motion, is reaching for a large and out of place doorknob. With his other arm he holds a third child. A large red fence is to the left of the child wielding the knife, and the man stands on top of a red house. At the bottom of the frame it says "2 enfants sont menaces par un rossignol M. Ernst" which translates to the title of the work and Ernst's name.
2. Salvador Dali, Illuminated Pleasures. 1929
This piece illustrates Dali's perception of reality and the anxieties he experiences in the darkness of a movie theater. The color of the sky in the background fades from a light blue to a very light pink which gives the painting a eerie feeling. The color blue is repeated in one of the three upright boxes presented in the foreground. Off to the right is a person hiding their face in distress. This could translate to silent cries one might hear coming from another person in a dark movie theater. Another of the three boxes in the foreground has countless suited men riding bikes either right or left, filling that box. Each of these men has a white bubble painted above their heads, potentially showing that all of them have thoughts that are similar to each other's. Dali included many things in this work, all expressing different dreams or anxieties he has. 

Dada Photomontage

Renaissance and Baroque

     The renaissance was a time period in Europe that took place from the 14th to the 17th century. During this time people got involved with an artistic movement called humanism. Humanists focused on the abilities people had to solve problems and come up with rational solutions to rather than solutions that had to do with religion. Realism became popular during the renaissance. Geometry and the anatomy of light also became important in art during this time. 

     This is the painting 'Paul Preaching at Athens' by Raphael. Light is used to draw focus to Paul. Linear perspective is used to place people further back in the painting and create a vanishing point in the middle of the piece. 

     Baroque art occurred from 1600-1770. Baroque art showed a heavy amount of emotion. These paintings were normally very dramatic and used light and positions of objects to give a focus and mood for different pieces. It was also a type of art that was used to help restore Catholicism. Emotions exhibited in Baroque art are clear for the viewer. 

                                     

     This painting titled 'Adoration of the Shepards' by Bartolome Murillo is from the Baroque period. The lighting in this painting brings the focal point to baby Jesus and the Virgin Mary. Everyone is crowded around the newborn, giving him the greatest focus. The birth of Christ is an important piece of the Bible, which shows the restoration of Catholicism here.