Keith HaringSymbol Drawing

Keith Haring in the Subway flash moviehttp://www.haringkids.com/art/subway/subway_swf.html

How does Keith

Haring use

LINE?

What do you notice about

the way these symbols are

drawn?

Symbol ExerciseSelect one of these shapes or lines.

Turn it, Change its Size, Repeat it, &/or Add to it to Create a NEW symbol.

Haring’s Artistic Influences

Haring’s Artistic Influences

New York Subway Graffiti

Haring’s Artistic Influences

Calligraphy

Haring’s Artistic InfluencesArtists

Alechinsky – Dubuffet - Tobey

Semiotics

• Haring’s interest in symbols & calligraphy led to his investigation of SEMIOTICS.

• Semiotics is the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior.

Chinese Calligraphy

Asian languages

use characters as

symbols to represent

words.

Can you guess what word these characters represent?

Chinese Calligraphy

Calligraphy means beautiful

handwriting.

Calligraphic lines are used to create the characters.

Calligraphic Lines

Calligraphic Lines are lines that go from thick to thin in one stroke.

Chinese Brush Painting & Calligraphy

• Choose at least 2 words that represent you and your personality.

• Practice using calligraphic lines to create the characters.Work to recreate the way the lines change width in the same way.

Symbol ScrollUsing watercolors,

Chinese brush painting techniques, & calligraphic lines you will create an Asian inspired scroll that uncovers more about your identity.