STOP 51.8 SWIM WORK PERSON GRAFFITI FATHER ART DRAW SPACE STATION USUAL ALL SOME
When people arrive at ___ Carmine Street swimming pool ___ New York, they often ___ to look at the ___-metre-long mural. In the ___, people and fish are ___ and playing. This cheerful ___ of art usually makes ___ smile. It’s by famous ___ artist Keith Haring. Haring ___ born in Pennsylvania, USA, ___ 1958. He learned how ___ draw cartoons from his ___. When he was 20, ___ moved to New York ___ began studying at the ___ of Visual Arts (SVA). ___ tried different kinds of ___, but he always preferred ___. One day in 1980, ___ saw an empty advertising ___ in a subway (underground) ___. It was black and ___ decided to draw some ___ people and animals on __ in white. He liked ___ result so he didn’t ___ there. Haring drew hundreds ___ “subway drawings” in stations ___ over New York. On ___ days, he drew 40 pictures.
His imaginative drawings of people, animals and even spaceships became famous. As he worked, people often stopped and asked him questions or told him not to draw on the walls. Haring participated in many exhibitions. He also produced popular T-shirts, posters and toys with his drawings. Keith Haring died in 1990 at the age of 31, but his extraordinary style of art still lives on.
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Have fun....and take care!
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Have fun....and take care!
