Kã Nstler Jean Michel Basquiat
How does an artist thirty some years after his death continue to be such a constant collaborator.
Kã nstler jean michel basquiat. I don t think about art while i work he once said. He is best known for his primitive style and his collaboration with pop artist andy warhol. A poet musician and graffiti prodigy in late 1970s new york jean michel basquiat had honed his signature painting style of obsessive scribbling elusive symbols and diagrams and mask and skull imagery by the time he was 20. Trumpet 1984 jean michel basquiat.
12 x 16 in other sizes. I think about life. Why is the fashion world still so fixated on jean michel basquiat. Jean michel basquiat was a neo expressionist painter in the 1980s.
In part it is the fact that. Born on december 22 1960 in brooklyn ny basquiat never finished high school but developed an appreciation for art as a youth from his many visits to the brooklyn museum of art with his mother. His early work consisted of spray painting buildings and trains in downtown new york alongside his friend al diaz. Who was jean michel basquiat.
He was the second of four children of matilde basquiat née andrades july 28 1934 november 17 2008 and gérard basquiat 1930 july 7 2013. A jean michel basquiat painting just sold for 100 million the work is set to go on public display. Born into a middle class family in brooklyn in 1960 he was the son of immigrant parents from the caribbean. Boy and dog in a johnnypump 1982 jean michel basquiat.
They did a great job in capturing the spirit and energy of jean michel s work and putting together a perfect group of creative talent to bring this to life see kyemah mcentyre and the other stars of the campaign talk about basquiat s work below. Jean michel basquiat was born in brooklyn new york on december 22 1960 shortly after the death of his older brother max. Jean michel basquiat biografie emerging from the downtown graffiti art scene in post punk new york jean michel basquiat became one of the most feted artists of his generation. Horn players 1983 jean michel basquiat.
Jean michel basquiat was an american artist who regardless of his untimely death left an enormous impact on the art society of the late 20th century. By martin lerma on june 4 2020 share this article pin it reddit whatsapp.