Red is one of the strongest colors, it's blood, it has a power with the eye. That's why traffic lights are red I guess, and stop signs as well... In fact I use red in all of my paintings.

His bold lines vivid colors and active figures carry strong messages of life and unity. Additionally Haring's work was featured in several of Red Hot Organization's efforts to raise money for AIDS and AIDS awareness specifically its first two albums Red Hot + Blue and Red Hot + Dance the latter of which used Haring's work on its cover. In 1985 Haring started to paint canvas.

Keith Allen Haring (May 4 1958 – February 16 1990) was an artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 1980s.