{"product_id":"drawing-on-walls-1","title":"Drawing on Walls","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Burgess describes Haring discovering Robert Henri’s \u003ci\u003eThe Art Spirit \u003c\/i\u003ein college (“He felt as if the book was speaking directly to him”), encountering the large paintings of Pierre Alechinsky (he was “blown away”), and recognizing a common impulse in dancers at the West Village’s Paradise Garage (“For Keith, drawing and painting were like dancing. He called it ‘mind-to-hand flow’”). Cochran uses a thick black line to suggest Haring’s creations, and renders figures in a Haring-esque style without seeming gimmicky. Of interest to young readers are Haring’s frequent efforts to involve children in mural-making projects. The story, including a respectful acknowledgement of Haring’s death from AIDS, makes the subject seem immediate and real—and presents a compelling vision of answering the call to create.\" —Starred Review, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI would love to be a teacher because I love children and I think that not enough people respect children or understand how important they are. I have done many projects with children of all ages. —Keith Haring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTruly devoted to the idea of \u003ci\u003epublic\u003c\/i\u003e art, Haring created murals wherever he went.\u003cbr\u003eFrom Matthew Burgess, the much-acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eEnormous Smallness\u003c\/i\u003e, comes \u003ci\u003eDrawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring\u003c\/i\u003e. Often seen drawing in white chalk on the matte black paper of unused advertising space in the subway, Haring’s iconic pop art and graffiti-like style transformed the New York City underground in the 1980s. A member of the LGBTQ community, Haring died tragically at the age of thirty-one from AIDS-related complications. Illustrated in paint by Josh Cochran, himself a specialist in bright, dense, conceptual drawings, this honest, celebratory book honors Haring’s life and art, along with his very special connection with kids.","brand":"ABRAMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42664958132260,"sku":"9781592703869","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9781592703869.jpg?v=1773238531","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/drawing-on-walls-1","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}