Celebrating Pride Month: 26 Days of LGBT Artists
As a proud lesbian artist, I have been inspired by our community of LGBT artists and how they have continually challenged our mainstream art community and understandings of gender and sexuality, and the impact in our society is immeasurable. There are so many, but for the month of June, I want to highlight artists that had great impact. Most who have worked tirelessly to bring attention to our community globally. These amazing artist are leading artist who are creating pieces that have created change and cultural awareness.
As Pride Month has begun, I will post 1 amazing LGBT artist, bio and pieces who have influenced the progress of art and society throughout the past years. While this list is my choice and there are so many, I just want to highlight those of many creative individuals who as members of the LGBT community have put their unique stamp on art history and have inspired my own journey as an artist. Hope you enjoy and become inspired!
June 5th – Featured LGBT Artist: Keith Haring
Keith Allen Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an American artist whose pop art and graffiti-like work grew out of the New York City street culture of the 1980s. Haring's work grew to popularity from his spontaneous drawings in New York City subways – chalk outlines on blank black advertising-space backgrounds – depicting radiant babies, flying saucers, and deified dogs. After public recognition he created larger scale works such as colorful murals, many of them commissioned. His imagery has "become a widely recognized visual language" His later work often addressed political and societal themes – especially homosexuality and AIDS – through his own unique iconography.
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