Untitled for Kenny 1979 — Fine Art

Untitled for Kenny 1979 by Keith Haring reads as quick black outlines on a plain ground. The drawings look like signs, heads and lines that move from one side to the other. From far away the shapes stay simple. Up close the pencil under the ink comes through.

A fine art framing job lets the frame follow the room. A light frame on a dark wall keeps the black lines clear. A dark frame on a pale wall lets the white ground breathe. The paper is matte, so the black stays flat and there is no shine under a lamp.

On a bedroom wall above the bed, the outlines read as a quiet row of heads before sleep. From the doorway you catch the bold shapes first. Step in and the small marks and the pencil lines show themselves.