Ludo #3 1985

Keith Haring made Ludo #3 as a print, using bold graphic lines and flat, vibrant colors. It's almost like a visual language being invented right before our eyes. The red figure, is it emerging or drowning? Haring leaves it wonderfully open. Look at the black lines swirling around the figure's base; they're not just water, they're energy, a kind of chaos. That stark contrast between the solid red and the dynamic black and white is what gives the print its visual punch. Those thick, confident lines, they remind me of comic books, of graffiti, of art that's not afraid to grab you by the collar and say something. Haring's work, like Warhol's, democratized art, bringing it to the streets, making it accessible. It's art that asks questions rather than providing answers, and that's what keeps it alive and kicking.