I met Keith and his boyfriend Juan Rivera at the time in the winter of 1988.. For the next 6 months I became friends with Keith ...I went to parties at his house on 6th Avenue in the Village in NYC, went to see Who framed Roger Rabbit in the movies with him, he took me to his studio and gave me alot of T shirts and invited me to his 30th birthday party at MKs in nyc ...he was a really down to earth guy. FUN TIMES !
Mines gotta be “ they come fast, but it’s a fast world” he said to an interviewer when he was essentially saying that Keith’s art isn’t important/good cause it’s done so fast.🤦🏻♂️
I went to a Catholic school in Brooklyn, Brownsville. We had a huge, long handball court in our schoolyard, and every year, over the summer, there would be a new graffiti mural painted on it because the Nuns and Priests would hire local artists to spraypaint. Well on my 4th grade year, the mural was definitely a Keith Haring. I only realized it 3 years later and I don;t think my school realized who they hired. You know they painted over it the next year for new mural? Ha.
It's interesting to me how "x" pops up a lot in his sickness/death themed stuff, while "+" pops up in his life/sex themed stuff. A little rotation to express two sides of the same coin. It's a really simple gesture but it's super striking to me.
One of the best short documentaries I've seen in a longtime. I like that you said HIV/AIDS isn't a disease, but a breakdown of the immune system, and the way you told how Basquiat and Keith Haring met. Sounds like Haring treated everyone with respect before he knew their name. 👌
HIV is a virus that causes a breakdown of the immune system, it isn't the symptoms but the cause of them and those symptoms and the secondary infections are then known as AIDS caused by AIDS, that's how it works right?
I got so angry when the man called his work "fast food", claiming that his work didn't hold any heavy meaning or message. The messages in Keith's work are very important to me, and it just shows how deluded, brainwashed, and dedicated to a hierarchical and exclusivist idea of art. Honestly, I don't know how that person could have a job in art if he doesn't understand the sole purpose of it to invoke emotion, realization, or action in the beholder. For example, my favorite piece of Keith's is "Dog Walking Cat", which to me displays how adults and culture distort the way we see the world as we mature while making a critique of the money-centric mindset that is so prevalent in America. This idea of retaining a sense of adolescence and childlike fascination is incredibly important and meaningful to me, but some people may not see this artwork in the same way as me. This is perfectly fine though because that is what art is all about. My perception of this artwork can be completely different from the person sitting next to me, and that is completely fine. The meaning that I derive from an artwork and the meaning that another person assumes are equally as valid, and not many people understand that. It leaves a bitter taste in my mouth that there are people who think of art as a definite concept or political statement. "Art is for everyone".
While Keith's art lives on and inspires many to this very day, I have no idea who the piece of shit critic is and neither will anyone else aside from those that directly know him whenever his time on earth is gone.
I only made it through one year at a fine art school in 1974, the whole experience felt wrong and toxic. This fine art critic summed it up-you’re either with us or against us. They get so pissed when you don’t pay any attention to them at all.
Every time I come across his artwork it instantly reminds me of childhood. Despite the minimalist style, it's instantly recognizable and expressive, which is not an easy feat. Learning about how he was an activist over spreading AIDS awareness, LGBT rights, and did multiple volunteer art for hospitals, schools, and day cares has made me respect him even more! RIP Keith Haring, your art still leaves a legacy to this day.
As a young artist I’ve always had the goal of doing something great and notable which will get the attention of others. I’m now reminded that art is the expression of feelings and thoughts of a person. Art isn’t supposed to send a message but be a message.
just be the messenger of your own story of your own thoughts don’t let the world or mainstream media corrupt your individuality & originality. I feel like that’s something that’s heavily missing nowadays people are so obsessed with being part of a group now more than ever we live in a society rooted in labels .
I never realized Warhol, Basquiat and Haring died very close to each other. It was the metropole for art since the thirties, and I never understood how it changed to Berlin. These things just match up very smoothly chronologically speaking, and we will probably narrate art as such: America rebelled, Berlin liberated and today anyone can be an artist if they want to be. I humbly bow to these artists for granting us such creative freedom and their vision to keep fighting for liberal arts.
You are the first person I have ever heard refer to the 1980s NYC Art Scene to Weimar Republic Berlin!! Brilliant! I would like more discussion/analysis on this.
@@juniorjames7076 I'd love to do research on this transition and make a report out of it, whether that's a movie or a book. I'm sure no one's tried that before and it still fascinates me how the "centre" shifted from NYC to Berlin, and then back to NYC. There's only a small window of Berlin being the art centre of The West and I guess that's simply because it was, in part, because artists wanted to get a whiff of this city where East and West were confronted. It's still interesting to go there and see it for yourself today, it hasn't really changed much geographically speaking, but the art scene has changed alot and it's rather pseudo-intellectual? Like, anarchists pretending they can change the world, yet almost no one cares about what's made in Berlin these days exactly because the world has significantly expanded since then and there are so many fairs where you can sell your art without having to be in one place or another. It's very interesting.
Then you have the lowbrow pop surrealists from the true Wild West! The NYC art scene (municipally) is pretty stuck in Eurocentric values, so it seems, even more and more.
This video brought me to tears. Even though Keith died 6 years before I was even born, my parents have always had his work around our house and I just loved it's simplicity and playfulness. When I learned how Keith was dedicated to making his art accessible and meaningful, along with his love for children, it really inspired me. Now, I'm in my first year of teacher's college and I've had such a difficult time staying motivated since everything is online and it feels so meaningless when I can't work in-person with kids. Keith did so much with his short life and it makes me want to be better and be there for kids and spread love and acceptance and creativity again. I wish I could inspire just 0.001% of the amount of people he did.
Really enjoyed your comment. Growing up the only art I’d sit and look at and FEEL something was Haring’s. I don’t often feel nostalgia but the Target run of Haring art gave me a major feeling of it.
I went to a Catholic school in Brooklyn, Brownsville. We had a huge, long handball court in our schoolyard, and every year, over the summer, there would be a new graffiti mural painted on it because the Nuns and Priests would hire local artists to spraypaint. Well on my 4th grade year, the mural was definitely a Keith Haring. I only realized it 3 years later and I don;t think my school realized who they hired. You know they painted over it the next year for new mural? Ha.
Thank you SO much for this...He is one of my FAVORITE artists...He's one of the reasons I became one...I remember always seeing him in the subway stations going to work with my mom when she was a house cleaner...drawing with chalk on the black blank advertising boards in the 80s...One morning,we were on our way to her work,he almost knocked my mom down at Atlantic Ave station running from the cops and I told her that's the guy who draws all those blackboards I point at all the time...She didn't care,she just wanted to kick his ass.lol...I was in jr high then and in high school when he became more famous and went to The Pop Shop with my friends on Lafayette St near Astor Place and me and my friends would steal the ads for the AIDS Dance-A-Thon on the train without getting caught...and I also remember when he painted a mural at Woodhull Hospital in Bushwick (before gentrification.It was a BAD neighborhood then)...It's still there...
I went to a Catholic school in Brooklyn, Brownsville. We had a huge, long handball court in our schoolyard, and every year, over the summer, there would be a new graffiti mural painted on it because the Nuns and Priests would hire local artists to spraypaint. Well on my 4th grade year, the mural was definitely a Keith Haring. I only realized it 3 years later and I don;t think my school realized who they hired. You know they painted over it the next year for new mural? Ha.
When my aunt was little, she drew a picture of a red bunny and her teacher said bunnies aren’t read and asked her to draw it again the right way. but she drew the red bunny again. She was one of the most creative artist out there.
I met KH back in the 80s at a party. And I went to a few of his showcases, but didn't actually see him there. However they were selling his shirts for $150. I did manage to get a free pin of his dog character back in the day, that I still have today. Now I see his shirts everywhere, selling for reasonable prices, which is cool.
A great job on KEITH HARING. What an amazing and talented artist. His work and spirit lives on in this world, Keith entered a new and better dimension in 1990. I can't wait to go to that other dimension someday to watch him paint and talk to him. 📺 ❤ 🏳️🌈
EXTREMELY WELL DONE! As a native New Yorker who is only a few years younger than Keith, I remember seeing his work around town, and I used to bring my nephew to the Pop Shop and buy him t-shirts, which he still has! You did a great job explaining the significance of Keith's work, and the laughing child at the very beginning totally set the right tone. At the end of the day, art for Keith was meant to make us happy while also letting us think in whatever way we wanted to about what he did, the very antithesis of that "art critic" that you included. Anyway, great job!
This video made me so happy and also cry🥺I didn’t live during the AIDS epidemic, but the way some of his art shifted to reflect his own mortality and coming to terms while also trying to educate left me in tears. Truly was a man of his time and lived his short life fully.
I came across this video by chance. I was familiar with his work but never really knew much about him other than that he died at a young age. I’d like to say that I am particularly happy that I did. You’re documentary in the way you edited and narrated was just as inspiring as Haring’s words. I love his view on life and I feel it in everything he says and paints. Great work. Kudos.
the monologue within inner child is purely beautiful. It is a piece of wonder, a piece that has opened my eyes to the realisation that I am constrained by my connection to society, to the workings of the other man. The monologue was a perfectly worded piece and I can only give it praise for what it has done for me as an individual and what I'm sure it has done for others.
when I was young I remember seeing some of my first Keith Haring drawings. I didn't know the artist name at the time but I remember being inspired... as a child I would constantly draw and doodle write poetry, sing, and be silly regardless of what others thought. over time life beat me down... my creativity has only come in small burst. I used to keep journals with all of my art and writings but over time it just became a secret pastime. even people closest to me had no idea I had these gifts and would be in awe seeing me create and then just not creating at all, tucking away a side of me that I hid for fear of judgment. I became a victim of burnout, running in the rat race.. but 2 years ago I woke up. I looked at myself and realized that my child like wonder isn't something I should hide just because society wants me to "grow up". stumbling upon this video and learning more about someone that inspired me visually and now also verbally by hearing him speak and seeing his story just gave me an extra creative push. Keith doesn't even know the magnitude of his works, and if he did know he was humble throughout it all. A true inspiration. RIP.
brilliant documentary. for the people asking the song at 8:36 is DJ technics' "party people". The part featured in this video begins at one minute fifteen seconds into the track. the song actually directly samples Enya's "boadicea" and not Fugees' "ready or not". brilliant track selection on Jake's part
My dad would always have replicas of Keith Harings art around. Which was wild to me because my dad never struck me as an art guy. I think he even had a stylized wallet at one point. I always loved the prints, patterns and colors of his work. There is something super accessible about all of his work and it has this sort of unpretentious nature about it. I can't really describe it. Thanks for reminding me. Killer video!
Can’t wait to watch this one. Keith Haring is my all-time favorite artist. Sucks how the city of NY never put much effort into preserving his works, especially one compared to other pop artists.
@@spacepunk_nappy Not nearly as many compared to how many he actually did. There's the crack is wack mural, the carmine pool mural, the lgbt community center mural, and the woodhull hospital murals from what I remember. If it wasn't for the Keith Haring Foundation and the Pop Shop though, I doubt they'd even still be around, not to mention all the sculptures he did that were later removed. I do think public opinion of his murals has greatly changed over the years for the better though, as his murals weren't all that treasured in the 90s and 00s - it was really only since the late-00s/early 2010s they started being maintained and restored.
@@punkgrl325 Wow....I was unaware....That's sad....Isn't it crazy that the same people who makes money off the arts were the same people who didn't see the value of artists before being a legend????
No, Jake, you are important. you may not be inherently special or any more talented than anyone of us watching this, but you are important. Have some pride. It's okay to feel important, it even good from time to time.
@@parkerhyser3730 My view has nothing to do with it. It's FACT that scares me.... I mean...would you WANT your kids to go inside this bathroom and look at all the 'ART'? GEEESH. ruclips.net/video/DOgDXV1Jrr4/видео.html
I studied this man the year I decided I wanted to be able to draw, 6th grade. I’m one year away from graduating with an art history major alongside an illustration minor. His work art is still inspiring new artists and I think that is so incredibly beautiful, even though he is dead, his work lives on.
Jake, thank you so much for sharing your passion and respect for the late, great Keith Haring's bold portfolio and vision. And because you did, I'm enjoying the fruits of Mr. Haring's artistic life even more and starting to dive deeply into the inspiration for each of his work. And I appreciate it. Watching the video in its entirety, I agree completely that Keith Haring stayed true to his "inner kid", just as we all have to do to stay happy and spiritually strong and alive. The little boy at 0:14 is surefire proof of that! You say here at 25:41 that you consider yourself unimportant, given the growing following or viewership you've attained with your great content. Jake, you couldn't be more wrong about that. You are indeed important because you have a lot to share and say...and you have a good platform to help make it possible. I wish you the best and much continued success with your RUclips journey!
This video left me craving to create more! Thank you to my inner child - I may be aging on the outside but I'm staying 12 years old forever. Dope editing and storytelling as always Jake! #1 fan
The inner child monologue genuinely is having such an immense impact on my life as we speak. Thank you man. I dont know how to explain it, but it was the missing piece to something i kept denying of myself as an artist. I think you described the inner child in the most touching and understandable way possible. And it was what i needed to really commence this new chapter in my life. Keith Haring and Andy Warhol always touched me deeply and changed my life in all honesty. But i always knew there was something deeper about these artists that caused this massive impact. Ive always felt a deep connection with my inner child but denied and suppressed those aspects of myself due to the way i view my place in society or the value i put in society standards. I cant thank you enough for this video, it genuinely connected together so much that i could never pin point down. Thank you a million times for making this.
I remember a mural at my elementary school with Keith Haring replicas. I was so fascinated by them that me and my friends started a game in which we imitated the figures and created dances with the poses. Around that time i also started dancing so maybe he influenced me more than i thought. Big up, such a great video and it really inspired me!
Keith Haring is my favorite artist and I have watched many videos and documentaries about him but this one is the best! love the editing and music choice!
Wow i seen this mans art everywhere thinking it was a style of art but it was one mans art, I’m at a loss of words I love his art! This really inspires me
He is my idol. As a fellow artist, I have always loved this mans work since I was a kid. Today, I have 3 tattoos inspired by him. I always tell people, if I were brought up in his time, this man would have been my husband.
Jaaaaaake Jake! I'm actually slightly glad I did not watch this on Patreon first and saved it for youtube. Very good, and I am glad you mentioned the word "documentary" ! Solid video, could not be prouder of you bud!
He is a phenomenal embodiment of the SIMPLICITY of Being who you ARE! and expressing/creating from that place! So good, Jake - thank you - I didn't know of Keith before this. Thanks for Narrating.
I’ve already watched this video more than 3 times. Unlike many RUclips videos that give you momentary entertainment, your videos make me feel a certain way after watching it, which is why I keep coming back. Thank you.
The inner child part really touched my feelings. For some reason I started crying so hard when u dove into the part about the freedom of children. My nose is still running and i probably look like an idiot rn but I havent felt this releaved in a long time. Ur choice of words was amazing and, again, really touched my soul. You must know that im not a person that cries often. Even the death of my aunt (even if we werent that close) didnt make me cry so bad. Luckily this time it wasnt because of sadness that i cried, but finally being kind of understood I think? U probably hit a deep deep set nerve and the only think i can say is, Thanks a lot
I can tell you as someone who made art all thru their youth and went to art school making something that’s complicated and beautiful to look at is easier than making something that simple elegant and impactful. The simpler something is the more critical the eye becomes of every single thing going on. Any musician will also tell you a perfect 3 minute pop song is just as difficult to attain as a 20 minute piano concerto. Once you understand the technique you just do it. Keith Haring pulled off simple over and over and over again. And I think he’s amazing.
Hey just wanted to say, this video was phenomenal, thanks so much for putting this together, it was also very inspirational. I've been meaning to start a second channel doing whatever I feel like with disregard for the algorithm and Haring words about the purity of childlike creation were very motivational
This is true motivational content. Not like the shallow Gary’s that promote hustle culture. Damn I’m 33 year old man and this made me cry a few times. Great job!
I'm a big fan of Keith Haring's work, having been born a month prior to his death and growing up in the 90s I saw his work as a child and his simplistic yet clever style has always stuck with me. Probably one of the reasons I draw till this day. This video was a great insight into who Keith Haring was and why his art will continue to stand the test of time.
I am so happy I watched this random video. I actually watched it two times, back to back. Everything was so amazing and it sent waves of emotions throughout me to the point in which I got goosebumps from head to toe. I love this so much and the ending section was so well worded and just..... wow.
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I can’t believe I just watched that video for free
honestly...
Is this Sarcasm because there's an ad every 3 minutes?
@@sheenomeechi Yes because this is a well high quality made video with no ads.
@@sheenomeechi i dont mind the ads i like to support creators who work hard on their videos ! :)
that person MUST be American, she MUST be: Liberty and culture for the rich, damned it's Cool to live in France.
I met Keith and his boyfriend Juan Rivera at the time in the winter of 1988..
For the next 6 months I became friends with Keith ...I went to parties at his house on 6th Avenue in the Village in NYC, went to see Who framed Roger Rabbit in the movies with him, he took me to his studio and gave me alot of T shirts and invited me to his 30th birthday party at MKs in nyc ...he was a really down to earth guy. FUN TIMES !
What we're some memories u have of him?
“ Art is for everyone” My favourite Keith Haring quote
Mines gotta be “ they come fast, but it’s a fast world” he said to an interviewer when he was essentially saying that Keith’s art isn’t important/good cause it’s done so fast.🤦🏻♂️
the quote that Matt Watson wasn't told in his entire life
I went to a Catholic school in Brooklyn, Brownsville. We had a huge, long handball court in our schoolyard, and every year, over the summer, there would be a new graffiti mural painted on it because the Nuns and Priests would hire local artists to spraypaint. Well on my 4th grade year, the mural was definitely a Keith Haring. I only realized it 3 years later and I don;t think my school realized who they hired. You know they painted over it the next year for new mural? Ha.
HE MAKES IT LOOK SIMPLE , he was a legend
His art used to be everywhere in elementary school. Posters, buttons, ribbons, pencils. I have chills. What a great American artist.
It's interesting to me how "x" pops up a lot in his sickness/death themed stuff, while "+" pops up in his life/sex themed stuff. A little rotation to express two sides of the same coin. It's a really simple gesture but it's super striking to me.
he's probably punching the air in happiness in the afterlife because somebody noticed that
So simple yet brilliant
Nice
Brilliant observation.
One of the best short documentaries I've seen in a longtime. I like that you said HIV/AIDS isn't a disease, but a breakdown of the immune system, and the way you told how Basquiat and Keith Haring met. Sounds like Haring treated everyone with respect before he knew their name. 👌
Keith Haring was invited to Madonna and Sean Penn's wedding in California, August 16, 1985. Keith brought Andy Warhol as his guest. 👬
HIV is a virus that causes a breakdown of the immune system, it isn't the symptoms but the cause of them and those symptoms and the secondary infections are then known as AIDS caused by AIDS, that's how it works right?
It’s a disease pal so grow up
Desease from Africa 🌍
You just explained what the disease.does. it's still a disease
This was great!
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Oh hey sisyphus come here often?
exactly what I was about to comment!
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His legacy is definitely still here, adultswim, socks, bags, walls
I definitely recognized the aesthetic, but I never considered it could be traced back to one person
Yes! I see clothes and tattoos of his art all the time
adult swim?
@@riocervini1911 Yeah, what do you mean?
@@Axoltolion where do you see the influence in adult swim?
I got so angry when the man called his work "fast food", claiming that his work didn't hold any heavy meaning or message. The messages in Keith's work are very important to me, and it just shows how deluded, brainwashed, and dedicated to a hierarchical and exclusivist idea of art. Honestly, I don't know how that person could have a job in art if he doesn't understand the sole purpose of it to invoke emotion, realization, or action in the beholder. For example, my favorite piece of Keith's is "Dog Walking Cat", which to me displays how adults and culture distort the way we see the world as we mature while making a critique of the money-centric mindset that is so prevalent in America. This idea of retaining a sense of adolescence and childlike fascination is incredibly important and meaningful to me, but some people may not see this artwork in the same way as me. This is perfectly fine though because that is what art is all about. My perception of this artwork can be completely different from the person sitting next to me, and that is completely fine. The meaning that I derive from an artwork and the meaning that another person assumes are equally as valid, and not many people understand that. It leaves a bitter taste in my mouth that there are people who think of art as a definite concept or political statement. "Art is for everyone".
While Keith's art lives on and inspires many to this very day, I have no idea who the piece of shit critic is and neither will anyone else aside from those that directly know him whenever his time on earth is gone.
Well Said
hes drinking hater-aid
I only made it through one year at a fine art school in 1974, the whole experience felt wrong and toxic. This fine art critic summed it up-you’re either with us or against us. They get so pissed when you don’t pay any attention to them at all.
I agree
. . . just an expressive, and informed documentary. Really explained so much. Very well done.
that first video of the kid laughing never fails to make me smile :’)
Every time I come across his artwork it instantly reminds me of childhood. Despite the minimalist style, it's instantly recognizable and expressive, which is not an easy feat. Learning about how he was an activist over spreading AIDS awareness, LGBT rights, and did multiple volunteer art for hospitals, schools, and day cares has made me respect him even more! RIP Keith Haring, your art still leaves a legacy to this day.
As a young artist I’ve always had the goal of doing something great and notable which will get the attention of others. I’m now reminded that art is the expression of feelings and thoughts of a person. Art isn’t supposed to send a message but be a message.
shit this video really makes question ourselves, and I think it's both, because a message is meant to be sent, otherwise it has no purpose of being
this
just be the messenger of your own story of your own thoughts don’t let the world or mainstream media corrupt your individuality & originality. I feel like that’s something that’s heavily missing nowadays people are so obsessed with being part of a group now more than ever we live in a society rooted in labels .
I never realized Warhol, Basquiat and Haring died very close to each other. It was the metropole for art since the thirties, and I never understood how it changed to Berlin. These things just match up very smoothly chronologically speaking, and we will probably narrate art as such: America rebelled, Berlin liberated and today anyone can be an artist if they want to be.
I humbly bow to these artists for granting us such creative freedom and their vision to keep fighting for liberal arts.
You are the first person I have ever heard refer to the 1980s NYC Art Scene to Weimar Republic Berlin!! Brilliant! I would like more discussion/analysis on this.
@@juniorjames7076 I'd love to do research on this transition and make a report out of it, whether that's a movie or a book. I'm sure no one's tried that before and it still fascinates me how the "centre" shifted from NYC to Berlin, and then back to NYC.
There's only a small window of Berlin being the art centre of The West and I guess that's simply because it was, in part, because artists wanted to get a whiff of this city where East and West were confronted.
It's still interesting to go there and see it for yourself today, it hasn't really changed much geographically speaking, but the art scene has changed alot and it's rather pseudo-intellectual? Like, anarchists pretending they can change the world, yet almost no one cares about what's made in Berlin these days exactly because the world has significantly expanded since then and there are so many fairs where you can sell your art without having to be in one place or another. It's very interesting.
Then you have the lowbrow pop surrealists from the true Wild West! The NYC art scene (municipally) is pretty stuck in Eurocentric values, so it seems, even more and more.
This video brought me to tears. Even though Keith died 6 years before I was even born, my parents have always had his work around our house and I just loved it's simplicity and playfulness. When I learned how Keith was dedicated to making his art accessible and meaningful, along with his love for children, it really inspired me.
Now, I'm in my first year of teacher's college and I've had such a difficult time staying motivated since everything is online and it feels so meaningless when I can't work in-person with kids. Keith did so much with his short life and it makes me want to be better and be there for kids and spread love and acceptance and creativity again. I wish I could inspire just 0.001% of the amount of people he did.
Really enjoyed your comment. Growing up the only art I’d sit and look at and FEEL something was Haring’s. I don’t often feel nostalgia but the Target run of Haring art gave me a major feeling of it.
I can’t imagine having that kind of art around the house growing up. My parents taped my childhood art all over the wall, though!
I went to a Catholic school in Brooklyn, Brownsville. We had a huge, long handball court in our schoolyard, and every year, over the summer, there would be a new graffiti mural painted on it because the Nuns and Priests would hire local artists to spraypaint. Well on my 4th grade year, the mural was definitely a Keith Haring. I only realized it 3 years later and I don;t think my school realized who they hired. You know they painted over it the next year for new mural? Ha.
The whole inner child subject holds so much damn power
Thank you SO much for this...He is one of my FAVORITE artists...He's one of the reasons I became one...I remember always seeing him in the subway stations going to work with my mom when she was a house cleaner...drawing with chalk on the black blank advertising boards in the 80s...One morning,we were on our way to her work,he almost knocked my mom down at Atlantic Ave station running from the cops and I told her that's the guy who draws all those blackboards I point at all the time...She didn't care,she just wanted to kick his ass.lol...I was in jr high then and in high school when he became more famous and went to The Pop Shop with my friends on Lafayette St near Astor Place and me and my friends would steal the ads for the AIDS Dance-A-Thon on the train without getting caught...and I also remember when he painted a mural at Woodhull Hospital in Bushwick (before gentrification.It was a BAD neighborhood then)...It's still there...
I went to a Catholic school in Brooklyn, Brownsville. We had a huge, long handball court in our schoolyard, and every year, over the summer, there would be a new graffiti mural painted on it because the Nuns and Priests would hire local artists to spraypaint. Well on my 4th grade year, the mural was definitely a Keith Haring. I only realized it 3 years later and I don;t think my school realized who they hired. You know they painted over it the next year for new mural? Ha.
incredible how some brilliant people accomplish so much at such a young age
He painted a mural at my high school in Collingwood, Victoria Australia. You actually had a short clip of it .
dude i fucking cried man this was so beautiful
When my aunt was little, she drew a picture of a red bunny and her teacher said bunnies aren’t read and asked her to draw it again the right way. but she drew the red bunny again. She was one of the most creative artist out there.
Collaborating with children is one of the most fun thing I've ever heard a Artist do. Ngl. I'm very much admiring him
Jakes voice is so soothing and he’s one of the coolest people despite having a large following
What about this was cool ? The made up bullshit that the actual artist Keith Haring didnt even attribute to his works :|
So ironically uncool that he favourited this 😂
@@JohnSmith-bw6pv What are you on about?
Your comment is one of the most annoying hipster statement i've ever read on YT. "despite having a large following" LOL, success is soooo un cool.
I met KH back in the 80s at a party. And I went to a few of his showcases, but didn't actually see him there. However they were selling his shirts for $150. I did manage to get a free pin of his dog character back in the day, that I still have today. Now I see his shirts everywhere, selling for reasonable prices, which is cool.
How was he in person?
A great job on KEITH HARING.
What an amazing and talented artist. His work and spirit lives on in this world, Keith entered a new and better dimension in 1990. I can't wait to go to that other dimension someday to watch him paint and talk to him. 📺 ❤ 🏳️🌈
EXTREMELY WELL DONE! As a native New Yorker who is only a few years younger than Keith, I remember seeing his work around town, and I used to bring my nephew to the Pop Shop and buy him t-shirts, which he still has! You did a great job explaining the significance of Keith's work, and the laughing child at the very beginning totally set the right tone. At the end of the day, art for Keith was meant to make us happy while also letting us think in whatever way we wanted to about what he did, the very antithesis of that "art critic" that you included. Anyway, great job!
Im sitting here on a Keith Herring pillow watching this, Its so perfect!
dude's voice is so chill, i can listen to him talk for *hours*
This is already a classic
He painted a really perverted homosexual art in a bathroom which was preserved.
Wow 👏 👏
@@wordsoffire2416 yeah it's amazing
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Sick people. No wonder the rest of the world hates the U.S
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"Do what you want shall be the rule of the land"
Aliester Crowley. Founder of the church of Satan.
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This video made me so happy and also cry🥺I didn’t live during the AIDS epidemic, but the way some of his art shifted to reflect his own mortality and coming to terms while also trying to educate left me in tears. Truly was a man of his time and lived his short life fully.
Thank you.
Now I know what a child really is as I'm growing up. An important reminder.
I came across this video by chance. I was familiar with his work but never really knew much about him other than that he died at a young age.
I’d like to say that I am particularly happy that I did. You’re documentary in the way you edited and narrated was just as inspiring as Haring’s words. I love his view on life and I feel it in everything he says and paints. Great work. Kudos.
the monologue within inner child is purely beautiful. It is a piece of wonder, a piece that has opened my eyes to the realisation that I am constrained by my connection to society, to the workings of the other man. The monologue was a perfectly worded piece and I can only give it praise for what it has done for me as an individual and what I'm sure it has done for others.
when I was young I remember seeing some of my first Keith Haring drawings. I didn't know the artist name at the time but I remember being inspired... as a child I would constantly draw and doodle write poetry, sing, and be silly regardless of what others thought. over time life beat me down... my creativity has only come in small burst. I used to keep journals with all of my art and writings but over time it just became a secret pastime. even people closest to me had no idea I had these gifts and would be in awe seeing me create and then just not creating at all, tucking away a side of me that I hid for fear of judgment. I became a victim of burnout, running in the rat race.. but 2 years ago I woke up. I looked at myself and realized that my child like wonder isn't something I should hide just because society wants me to "grow up". stumbling upon this video and learning more about someone that inspired me visually and now also verbally by hearing him speak and seeing his story just gave me an extra creative push. Keith doesn't even know the magnitude of his works, and if he did know he was humble throughout it all. A true inspiration. RIP.
The ‘inner child’ part is soo soothing. Thank you jake for this video. Thank you for your art 🤍
brilliant documentary. for the people asking the song at 8:36 is DJ technics' "party people". The part featured in this video begins at one minute fifteen seconds into the track. the song actually directly samples Enya's "boadicea" and not Fugees' "ready or not". brilliant track selection on Jake's part
Wasn’t that tune made in the 90s? Should have picked a paradise garage tune, something Larry actually played
I love you so much
Thanks
thank you so much
My dad would always have replicas of Keith Harings art around. Which was wild to me because my dad never struck me as an art guy. I think he even had a stylized wallet at one point. I always loved the prints, patterns and colors of his work. There is something super accessible about all of his work and it has this sort of unpretentious nature about it. I can't really describe it. Thanks for reminding me. Killer video!
Never seen this channel before but bro when his voice kicked in
Shit was shockingly amazing like have you ever heard a more attractive voice
Can’t wait to watch this one. Keith Haring is my all-time favorite artist. Sucks how the city of NY never put much effort into preserving his works, especially one compared to other pop artists.
Actually,alot of his work is still preserved around the city...
@@spacepunk_nappy Not nearly as many compared to how many he actually did. There's the crack is wack mural, the carmine pool mural, the lgbt community center mural, and the woodhull hospital murals from what I remember. If it wasn't for the Keith Haring Foundation and the Pop Shop though, I doubt they'd even still be around, not to mention all the sculptures he did that were later removed.
I do think public opinion of his murals has greatly changed over the years for the better though, as his murals weren't all that treasured in the 90s and 00s - it was really only since the late-00s/early 2010s they started being maintained and restored.
@@punkgrl325 Wow....I was unaware....That's sad....Isn't it crazy that the same people who makes money off the arts were the same people who didn't see the value of artists before being a legend????
just bought some keith harring shirts from uniqlo and now i get recommended this
just cried like a baby. Thank you for making this.
this is my favorite youtube video i’ve ever seen
No, Jake, you are important. you may not be inherently special or any more talented than anyone of us watching this, but you are important. Have some pride. It's okay to feel important, it even good from time to time.
Um yeah he painted really really horrific homosexual art in a bathroom which is still preserved.
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@@wordsoffire2416 I don't really care about your views on Keith Haring, but what you said has nothing to do with my comment. Make your own.
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My view has nothing to do with it.
It's FACT that scares me....
I mean...would you WANT your kids to go inside this bathroom and look at all the 'ART'? GEEESH.
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Sick people. You need meds
I knew basically nothing about Keith before watching this, but now I can definitively say that I'm a fan. Thanks Jake.
Me too
same dude
this channel is so important
This man is the most inspiring person in the world.
Truly unbelievable talent and his art lives on. 🖼 👍
This brought me chills. Beautiful inner child. Never grow up
keith was so chill. all my art teachers mentioned him and his impact in nyc.
The best short doc channel on youtube.
I studied this man the year I decided I wanted to be able to draw, 6th grade. I’m one year away from graduating with an art history major alongside an illustration minor. His work art is still inspiring new artists and I think that is so incredibly beautiful, even though he is dead, his work lives on.
What a great soul. It's great that his art is a part of popular culture now.
Jake, thank you so much for sharing your passion and respect for the late, great Keith Haring's bold portfolio and vision. And because you did, I'm enjoying the fruits of Mr. Haring's artistic life even more and starting to dive deeply into the inspiration for each of his work. And I appreciate it. Watching the video in its entirety, I agree completely that Keith Haring stayed true to his "inner kid", just as we all have to do to stay happy and spiritually strong and alive. The little boy at 0:14 is surefire proof of that! You say here at 25:41 that you consider yourself unimportant, given the growing following or viewership you've attained with your great content. Jake, you couldn't be more wrong about that. You are indeed important because you have a lot to share and say...and you have a good platform to help make it possible. I wish you the best and much continued success with your RUclips journey!
This video left me craving to create more! Thank you to my inner child - I may be aging on the outside but I'm staying 12 years old forever. Dope editing and storytelling as always Jake! #1 fan
The inner child monologue genuinely is having such an immense impact on my life as we speak. Thank you man. I dont know how to explain it, but it was the missing piece to something i kept denying of myself as an artist. I think you described the inner child in the most touching and understandable way possible. And it was what i needed to really commence this new chapter in my life. Keith Haring and Andy Warhol always touched me deeply and changed my life in all honesty. But i always knew there was something deeper about these artists that caused this massive impact. Ive always felt a deep connection with my inner child but denied and suppressed those aspects of myself due to the way i view my place in society or the value i put in society standards. I cant thank you enough for this video, it genuinely connected together so much that i could never pin point down. Thank you a million times for making this.
Yeah. That was great. Saved to my personal inspiration playlist. Thx!
The music in this video is truly amazing from start to finish!!!!!!
I remember a mural at my elementary school with Keith Haring replicas. I was so fascinated by them that me and my friends started a game in which we imitated the figures and created dances with the poses. Around that time i also started dancing so maybe he influenced me more than i thought.
Big up, such a great video and it really inspired me!
Creativity is so lost in so many educators!!! Dude your video is amazingggg!!!! As an educator I think everyone should watch this!!!!!
Keith Haring is my favorite artist and I have watched many videos and documentaries about him but this one is the best! love the editing and music choice!
I teach a Fine Arts class and this was a fantastic video for our study of Mr. Haring's street art.
30 minutes flew by really fast. i know these don't get as many views as your other videos but i love them. thank you jake
The cover of A Very Special Christmas album has stuck with me since I was a kid and now I’m just learning it was Haring. I love that album cover.
Damn, this really hit me hard, man. I’m gonna try even harder now
Thank you, i found this video at a perfect time in my life.
This video is absolutely AMAZING!!!!
Truly can’t believe how many views this video has, SUCH A GREAT DOCUMENTARY!!
Bro seriously, you are stepping on necks with these 🙏
these are my favorite videos to sit and watch or just listen to as I work on something
Man... this was such an beautiful video thank you for making this.
You are important bro, really love the way you construct your docs. Inspiring.
Inner child is one of my favorite conclusions ever I don't know how you strike such a resonant chord inside my mind but you really do
Wow i seen this mans art everywhere thinking it was a style of art but it was one mans art, I’m at a loss of words I love his art! This really inspires me
This was so freaking good
He is my idol. As a fellow artist, I have always loved this mans work since I was a kid. Today, I have 3 tattoos inspired by him. I always tell people, if I were brought up in his time, this man would have been my husband.
2 seconds in, already a classic
Incredible. Thank you.
Jaaaaaake Jake! I'm actually slightly glad I did not watch this on Patreon first and saved it for youtube. Very good, and I am glad you mentioned the word "documentary" ! Solid video, could not be prouder of you bud!
When I see his large murals I can't help but see a connection to the Nazca Lines.
He is a phenomenal embodiment of the SIMPLICITY of Being who you ARE! and expressing/creating from that place! So good, Jake - thank you - I didn't know of Keith before this. Thanks for Narrating.
I’ve already watched this video more than 3 times. Unlike many RUclips videos that give you momentary entertainment, your videos make me feel a certain way after watching it, which is why I keep coming back. Thank you.
This was such a good video, I'm so glad I saw this today
this was beautifully well made! keith would be proud.
I enjoyed this very much, a great look at who Keith Haring was/is.
This channel is shaping you. Learning lessons through others' eyes.
The inner child part really touched my feelings. For some reason I started crying so hard when u dove into the part about the freedom of children. My nose is still running and i probably look like an idiot rn but I havent felt this releaved in a long time. Ur choice of words was amazing and, again, really touched my soul. You must know that im not a person that cries often. Even the death of my aunt (even if we werent that close) didnt make me cry so bad. Luckily this time it wasnt because of sadness that i cried, but finally being kind of understood I think? U probably hit a deep deep set nerve and the only think i can say is, Thanks a lot
I can tell you as someone who made art all thru their youth and went to art school making something that’s complicated and beautiful to look at is easier than making something that simple elegant and impactful. The simpler something is the more critical the eye becomes of every single thing going on. Any musician will also tell you a perfect 3 minute pop song is just as difficult to attain as a 20 minute piano concerto. Once you understand the technique you just do it. Keith Haring pulled off simple over and over and over again. And I think he’s amazing.
your VO and music choice is so OP keep making awesome content!
Hey just wanted to say, this video was phenomenal, thanks so much for putting this together, it was also very inspirational. I've been meaning to start a second channel doing whatever I feel like with disregard for the algorithm and Haring words about the purity of childlike creation were very motivational
This is true motivational content. Not like the shallow Gary’s that promote hustle culture. Damn I’m 33 year old man and this made me cry a few times. Great job!
I'm tearing up, beautiful documentary.
This is what I needed to continue making art. Thanks you're great so is keith
Fantastic job you did here brother
I'm a big fan of Keith Haring's work, having been born a month prior to his death and growing up in the 90s I saw his work as a child and his simplistic yet clever style has always stuck with me. Probably one of the reasons I draw till this day. This video was a great insight into who Keith Haring was and why his art will continue to stand the test of time.
Why does this only have 98k views!!??!
Bro you put me on to so many dope artists. Appreciate you
Thanks for making this. Keith is one of my favorite artists
You have one of the greatest channels on RUclips hands down.
Fabulous video. Thank you for making and posting. Inspiring!
I am so happy I watched this random video. I actually watched it two times, back to back. Everything was so amazing and it sent waves of emotions throughout me to the point in which I got goosebumps from head to toe. I love this so much and the ending section was so well worded and just..... wow.
Dude same, I had to rewatch it 😂
Thanks for such a great video. This is the best part of RUclips, the part where I discover something new and walk away with a new perspective. Cheers!