This document provides instructions for a student art project to create an original painting inspired by the style of famous artist Keith Haring. Students must choose a school environment issue to address from a generated list. They are required to submit an outline or action plan for their painting choices before starting. The painting should use primary and secondary colors, flat colors without blending, a two-dimensional style, bold black outlines, and demonstrate visual movement like Haring's work. Students will also need to show evidence of color blending and address their chosen issue. Upon completion, students must submit an artist statement explaining their creative choices and reasoning.

1. Keith
Haring
Challenge

2. Purpose
Take what you already know about
Acrylic paint, Color Hues, and Blending
principles to create an original work of
art based off of a famous
artist/movement

3. Want big impact?
USE BIG IMAGE

4. Project
Requirements
You must choose from a STUDENT
generated list of current concerns
about the school environment.
All work must be created in a
responsible manner.

5. What’s your PLAN…
Each student will need to
turn in an OUTLINE or
PLAN for the choices that
will be made on their
painting.

6. Painting
Choices
Painting Visual Characteristics
We identified them a few days ago, but when
you look at a piece of Keith Haring’s work, what
are the VISUAL things that you notice?
Primary and Secondary
Colors
Flat Colors (no blending)
Two Dimensional
Black and BOLD outline
Visual Movement

7. Specific Items
Needed
Painting Visual Characteristics
The use of PRIMARY and SECONDARY colors to
make the imagery “POP”
Evidence that you CAN blend colors to give
the illusion of a 3-D object.
Proof that one of the six school environment
issues have been addressed adequately in the
painting.

8. Artist
Statement
The WHY and HOW of your
painting
As usual, you will be asked to “defend” your
work. On the deadline date, you will have time
to fill out our digital form that will state your
reasoning behind the choices you made.

9. Starting your ACTION PLAN
Keith Haring Painting Mar. 7DUE:PROJECT:
PREPARATION / FOCUS
List all the ideas that you will need to think
about before you get started with your
painting.
EXAMPLE: there is some info in the past
slides that should be thought about and
listed here.