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Dear
Students and Friends,
With a great sense of pride and nearly two hundred students
gathered together this fall, we are pleased to say that all of
our classes are full this term! As fall approaches, we look
forward to the changing colours of our trees and to the many
colours created within our studio this term. In one short month
since we've been back in session, our students have been busy
learning about the fundamentals of drawing and value shading,
exploring perspective, proportion, and the marvels of Post
Impressionism, Pop Art, and Conceptual Art.
Since registration into our Fall Term
classes filled up quickly, we have uploaded our
Winter Term schedule early and it's now open for
registration. Winter term runs from January to March 2018 and
classes are filled on a first-come-first-served basis. Register
early to secure a spot in the class that best fits your
schedule. You can register on line, over the phone at 519 471
4278, or in person during business hours.
To
thank you for your word-of-mouth recommendations, we are
continuing to offer current students a $20 gift certificate
when referring new students to our art classes. And as always,
we hope you can stay connected with us via
Facebook and
Twitter for year-round local, national, and
international Arts News.
Wishing you all a picturesque Fall Season to come, with plenty
of beautiful warm colours of gorgeous falling leaves!
Artistically Yours,
The
ArtVenture Team
The Art of Keith
Haring
Keith Haring was an American artist
and social activist whose work responded to the New York City
street culture of the 1980s by expressing concepts of birth,
death, sexuality, and war. His imagery has become a widely
recognized visual language of the 20th century with a
style that radiates innocence and a sense of foreboding all at
once. The energy and optimism
of his art, with its bold lines and bright colours, brought him
popularity with a wide audience.
Haring’s graffiti-style art included barking dogs, radiant boys,
angels, monsters with mechanical heads, the symbol of the dollar
(often becoming an icon of an evil god that captures us with its
fascinating power). It is a style of shrill explosion of shapes
and colours that awakens primal sensations in the viewer. By
adding stick figures of men and women Haring brings us
immediately to the earliest depictions engraved on the savage
hard stone by our cavemen ancestors, reminding us of who we are
at our very core.
Keith Haring joined a long but sporadic lineage of 20th
century artists who brought elements of popular culture, "low
art" and non-art elements into the formerly exclusive "high art"
spaces of museums and galleries. He drew on the techniques and
locales of street-based art, employed bright and artificial
colors, and kept imagery accessible in order to grab the eyes
and minds of viewers and get them both to enjoy themselves and
to engage with important concerns. Haring's deceptively simple
imagery and text provided poignant and cutting cultural
commentary on issues including AIDS, drug addiction, illicit
love, and apartheid. As both an artist and an activist he
established that depicting serious issues could be fun or at
least lively when communicated through fresh and vivid choices
of colors. His commitment to clean lines and simple images gave
new life to figuration in painting, in contrast to the more
abstract and conceptual approaches of the previous generation,
and the more expressionistic gestural painting of his
contemporaries. Haring
provided proof of the possibilities of using public sites that
were not usually dedicated to art to share artistic and
political messages to multiple audiences.
Sources: http://www.theartstory.org/artist-haring-keith.htm
http://www.arsenalecreativo.com/keith-haring-prehistoricart/
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/elie-hirschfeld-expands-his-art-collection-with-original-work-keith-haring-radiant-baby-2206429.htm
Kids Corner
Keith Haring always thought of himself
as a funny kid, which might be why kids all over the world
responded to him. As a toddler, he would sit on his dad’s lap
after supper just drawing with crayons, and before too long the
circles turned into balloons, ice-cream cones, or faces. In high
school, Keith knew he wanted to become an artist. He loved the
cartoon characters of Walt Disney, Dr. Seuss, and Charles
Schultz, but was drawn more towards abstract shapes that fill
whole areas and seem to flow endlessly. For Keith, this was the
beginning stages of what would soon become a story of an
American Icon. The following link is a website geared for kids,
with information about Keith Haring and an interactive
colouring-book of his iconic symbols and motifs. We hope you
enjoy this Haring Journey…
http://www.haringkids.com/master_act_color.htm
Happy Birthday To You…
We
wish our current and past October Birthday Students
 Sadie
A, Adam B, Olivia B, Kira B, Mackenzie B, Abby B, Claudia B,
Hayden B, Ali B, Alexa B, Ella B, Rylee B, Eva B, Braydon B,
Melissa C, Wendy C, Grace C, Karleen D, Sydney F, Olivia G,
Akshaye G, Alexander G, Monika G, Ledio G, Simiya G, Maggie H,
Johanna H, Tina H, Rinni H, Malek H, Allison J, Mia J, Harry K,
Solange K, Charlotte K, Maggie K, Ashlyn K, Alexis K, Erin K,
Joel K, Anthony L, Danika L, William L, Caitlyn M, Elsie M,
Antony M, Hayden M, Zahra M, Jakob M, Matt M, Sophie M, Samara
M, Akaisha O, Layla O, Jeannie M, Bineth P, Kate P, Georgie P,
Alex P, Dayanna R, Hannah S, Zac S, Emma S, Liza S, Charlotte S,
Callie S, Kelly S, Caleigh T, Narine T, Katelyn V, Ainsley V,
Voula V, Aiden W, Theresa W, Estella W, Carolyn W, Catherine Y,
Stone Y, Lev Y, Jasmine Y, Brenly Z, Angela Z (and anyone we may
have missed)
a very happy month !!
Quote of
the Month
“Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since
prehistoric times. It brings together man and the world. It
lives through magic.” Keith Haring
 
ArtVenture Art Studio
1438 Aldersbrook
Rd. London
519 471 4278
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