Jean-Michel Basquiat Gallery
|
|
 | Skull |
 | Photograph |
 | Cadmium |
 | Self-portrait |
 | Untitled |
 | 1985 |
 | RINSO |
 | Portrait of A One AKA King |
Biography
Bulletin Board
Renowned Art
(home)
Jean-Michel Basquiat started as a street artist painting graffiti art (using the pseudonym Samo) and then he became a very popular and successful avant-garde artist. His style was avant garde - nervous, fierce and energetic. Basquiat used painterly gestures on canvas, most often depicting skeletal figures and mask-like faces that signal his obsession with mortality, and imagery derived from his street existence, such as automobiles, buildings, police, children's sidewalk games and graffiti. He played himself in New York Beat Movie, Downtown 81, and Eat to the Beat. Basquiat became addicted to heroin, and died of an overdose.
Comments about Basquiat
sorted by date| Author | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat | Jul 06, 2020 | Believe it or not, I can actually draw |
| Gagosian | Jul 18, 2020 | the explosive and decadent New York underground sc ... |