Barking Dog
Barking Dog
Signed Print
Keith Haring
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53 x 63cm, Edition of 250, Screenprint
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Meaning & Analysis
This signed screen print from 1990 is a limited edition of 250 from Keith Haring’s Icons series. Featuring a simplified line drawing of a dog barking, Barking Dog is rendered with thick, squared-off black outlines and set against a vivid red backdrop, conveying a sense of urgency to the viewer.
As a symbol that frequently occurred throughout Haring’s work, what later became recognised as a dog first began as an unidentifiable creature in his subway drawings from the early 1980s. Often depicted standing on two feet, Haring’s dog symbol is understood to be an imaginary representation of authoritarian government and people who hold power, with the image sometimes looking like a human being with a dog’s head.
Barking Dog is one of Haring’s trademark graphic symbols that bursts with vibrant colour and dynamism to form a positive visual language widely recognised by the public. Haring used this vivid visual language to communicate political and social injustices and turmoil of the time, particularly making clear his disdain with the 1980s US government under President Ronal Reagan. Barking Dog sparks a sense of urgency in its use of bright red and sharp, angular lines and thus cautions the public of oppressive government and those in power.
Keith Haring was a luminary of the 1980s downtown New York scene. His distinctive visual language pioneered one-line Pop Art drawings and he has been famed for his colourful, playful imagery. Haring's iconic energetic motifs and figures were dedicated to influencing social change, and particularly challenging stigma around the AIDS epidemic. Haring also pushed for the accessibility of art by opening Pop Shops in New York and Japan, selling a range of ephemera starting from as little as 50 cents. Haring's legacy has been cemented in the art-activism scene and is a testament to power of art to inspire social change
