Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean-Michel Basquiat was a painter and a graffiti artist. His work is mostly composed of graffiti‚ paintings on canvas and other mixed media compositions. Basquiat seemed interesting because‚ even though he did not live a long time‚ his life seemed to be filled with drama. His works seem interesting because they have a story behind them and they are supposed to be very political. Jean-Michel Basquiat was born on December 22‚ 1960‚ in Brooklyn‚ NY. Basquiat ’s mother‚ Matilde
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his essay‚ Royalty‚ Heroism‚ and the Streets: The Art of Jean-Michel Basquiat‚ Robert Farris Thompson recounts the story of the first time he was able to watch Basquiat at work. It was in February 1985. Just before Basquiat began painting‚ he did something rather interesting‚ as Farris Thompson notes "Basquiat activated an LP of free‚ Afro-Cuban‚ and other kinds of jazz. Then he resumed work on an unfinished collage. Hard bop sounded. Jean-Michel pasted on letters and crocodiles. He did this with
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Jean-Michel Basquiat: Overdosing on Art It was the late summer of August 19‚ 1988 the terribly young‚ Jean-Michel Basquiat died tragically of a heroin overdose in his art studio located in Manhattan‚ New York. There laid Basquiat asleep in a huge bed covered in television noise. Beneath the window of his bathroom were bloody syringes and words written “Broken Heart” with his favorite copyright sign. Devastated by her friend’s death‚ Director‚ Tamra Davis hid away hidden tapes of Basquiat not willing
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You may already heard about SAMO‚ see those kinds of painting or even heard the name Jean-Michel Basquiat. Today we decide to bring the light on this famous artist ; how did he starts ? How close was he from the famouse Andy Warhol ? And obviously what’s his artistic style ? He was born in Brooklyn and was a kind of precocious child‚ indeed he learned how to read and write by age four and was a gifted artist. His father banished him from the household after that he had been arrested by the
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TIMES OF ARTIST Jean Michel Basquiat was born on December 22‚ 1960 in Brooklyn‚ New York. His father‚ Gerard Basquiat was born in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti and his mother‚ Matilde Andradas was born in Brooklyn of Puerto Rican parents. At an early age‚ Basquiat displayed an aptitude for art and was encouraged by his mother to draw‚ paint‚ and to participate in other art-related activities. In 1977‚ when he was 17‚ Basquiat and his friend Al Diaz started spray-painting graffiti art on slum buildings
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The art of Romare Bearden has been viewed and influential to many artists‚ musicians‚ political figures‚ scholars‚ and everyday people. Born in Charlotte‚ North Carolina in 1911‚ and soon moved to New York‚ also spending little time in Pittsburgh ‚ Pennsylvania‚ Bearden was raised in a middle class household where both his parents held decent jobs. At an early age Bearden was exposed to great diversity of artists‚ musicians and writers‚ his home was a frequent hangout spot for major figures such
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Romare Bearden was an American artist who was born in the South in 1911. As an African American‚ Bearden sought to convey the experiences shared by Americans of color. Bearden’s early work consisted of more oil paintings‚ but his work evolved into collage art around 1964. Bearden began using spray paint and other techniques to make the collages seem almost like an oil painting themselves‚ which added to their complexity and intrigue. The colors and layers of his works were meant to provoke tension
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Romare Bearden was an African-American artist whose art reflected his heritage. He was born in Charlotte‚ North Carolina and eventually moved to New York City‚ where he attended New York University. He studied many subjects throughout his life‚ but art was consistently a part of his life. He expressed his love for the arts through many outlets. Bearden took part in writing jazz songs‚ illustrating and writing books and he even was a political cartoonist. Throughout his career Bearden took pride in
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of Myself The topic of my art research paper is the biography of Jean-Michel Basquiat . Basquiat was a famous African-American contemporary Artist known for his flamboyant and bold artwork in the 1980’s. He started an art movement called Neo-Expressionism‚ which is characterized by intense subjectivity and rough handling of materials. Basquiat was known for this type of art based off of his early works with graffiti. I choose Basquiat as my topic because as an African-American student‚ It is quite
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Child The life and times of Jean Michel Basqiat Roy G. Biv 300077293 Art Appreciation Mid term Radiant. That is what describes the career and life of the Jean michel Basqiat. Like a shooting star speeding into oblivion‚ Basqiat reached the pinnacle of the art world and beyond. His art rose from the New York street Art movement and eventually grew into the most wideley known and profound art in the world. His genius made him an icon and a legend in the modern art world. He was an enigma‚ and
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