Keith Haring

Keith Haring began as an underground artist? literally. His first famous projects were pieces of stylized graffiti [blank] in New York subway stations. Haring travelled from station to station? drawing with chalk and chatting with commuters about his work. These doodles helped him develop his classic style and he [blank] so prolific, doing up to 40 drawings a day? that it was not long before fame and a measure of fortune followed.Soon, galleries and collectors from the art establishment wanted to buy full-sized pieces by Haring. The paintings skyrocketed in price but this did not sit well with Haring's philosophy. He believed that art, or [blank] his art, was for everyone. Soon? Haring opened a store which he called the Pop Shop? which he hoped would attract a broad range of people. While somewhat controversial among street artists? some of [blank] accused Haring of selling out, the Pop Shop changed the way people thought about the relationship between art and business.