"Barking Dog" Necklace

"Barking Dog" necklace made of 5 mm glossy black plexiglass. Dimensions: 10x6 cm, long.

Keith Haring's "Barking Dog" motif - featuring colorful dogs with their mouths agape mid-howl - is one of the street artist's most recognizable symbols and remains a testament to his dedication to accessible art.

The dog's simple, cartoonish shape alludes to Haring’s interest in Egyptian hieroglyphics - an example of how people communicate their experiences through universal shapes and signs.

Haring’s "Barking Dogs" are found throughout his work, from his early subway tags to merchandise sold at the artist's PoP Shops. In 1990, just months before his untimely death, Haring chose to immortalize his "Barking Dog" motif alongside four of his most celebrated symbols in a series of lithographs titled "icons", cementing the graphic canine as one of the most significant symbols in his oeuvre.