Pop Shop III - Keith Haring

A classic screenprint from Keith Haring's 1989 Pop Shop series, featuring his signature bold lines and graphic, stylised figures.

Pop Shop III is a screenprint from the series Keith Haring produced in 1989. The work reflects his desire to make art accessible to a wider audience, moving away from the exclusivity of traditional gallery spaces. Haring opened his own Pop Shop in New York City in 1986, where he sold merchandise featuring his iconic imagery, including T-shirts, posters, and badges. This print captures the essence of that project, utilising his signature visual language of bold, black outlines and flat, saturated colour fields. The composition features a stylised figure in a dynamic, bent posture, positioned against a mechanical console. The figure is rendered in a bright yellow, contrasting with the muted grey of the machine and the green background. Haring often used these simplified human forms to communicate universal themes, such as movement, energy, and the relationship between humanity and technology. The thick, confident lines define the shapes with clarity, stripping away unnecessary detail to focus on the immediate impact of the silhouette. By creating these prints, Haring aimed to democratise art, ensuring that his work could be owned by anyone, regardless of their financial status. The Pop Shop series remains a clear example of his philosophy, where the boundaries between fine art and commercial design are intentionally blurred. The print is a direct expression of his graphic style, which was heavily influenced by graffiti, comic books, and the urban environment of 1980s New York. The work is signed and dated in the lower right corner, consistent with the editioned prints from this period.