Pop Shop III (B) (Littmann P. 144) by Keith Haring centres on a pair of oversized silver scissors cutting through a bright yellow form against a vivid red background and forms part of the Pop Shop III portfolio - the third entry in Haring’s six Pop Shop sets. Produced in connection with Haring's Pop Shop project, the work transforms an everyday object into a bold and instantly recognisable image. The combination of saturated colour, dramatic scale and radiating marks creates a strong sense of movement and energy despite the simplicity of the subject.

The scissors operate simultaneously as tools of construction, division and transformation — symbols capable of suggesting editing, rupture, conflict or liberation. Haring frequently transformed ordinary objects into emotionally charged signs, stripping them down to their most universally legible form while amplifying their symbolic energy through scale, colour and rhythm.

Here, the act of cutting becomes almost performative, animated through the visual pulse that runs throughout the work. By 1989, Haring’s work had evolved into an increasingly refined system of imagery capable of communicating instantly across cultural boundaries.

The silkscreen medium was fundamental to Haring’s broader philosophy of accessibility. Its association with commercial production aligned naturally with the Pop Shop project and with Haring’s longstanding interest in repetition, circulation and mass communication.

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