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Portrait of A-One A.K.A. King was executed in 1982, during the turning point of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s career. 1982 was a pivotal year for Basquiat, as it marked his transition from the street culture to the fine art world. He also had his first solo show of his career, which earned a lot of accolades from the art community.
Dec 22, 2020 · In 1985, the New York Times Magazine featured a shoeless Jean-Michel Basquiat on its cover. Titled “New Art, New Money,” the piece it ran with was ostensibly about the artist, but its focus ...
signed and dated ‘Jean-Michel Basquiat 1983’ (on the reverse) silkscreen ink on canvas. 57 ½ x 75 ½ in. (146.1 x 191.8 cm.) Untitled is packed with historical references, diagrams, and text, resulting in a vibrating synthesis of symbols that invite the viewer to decode meaning. At the height of his career in 1982, Basquiat traveled to Los ...
Basquiat, Jean-Michel. Born on December 22, the son of a Haitian father, Gérard, and a Puerto Rican mother, Matilde. Moves with his family to Puerto Rico for two years for Gérard’s work. 1976 Back in New York, enrolls at Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, moving to City-as-School High School, an alternative school that follows an ...
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s frenzied and electric Untitled of 1982 depicts one of the artist’s most celebrated themes, rendered in rapid-fire execution in dynamic slashes of red, blue, and black oilstick. The human head is among Basquiat’s most autobiographical subjects, which he obsessively explored particularly during the pivotal year of 1982.
May 3, 2024 · Jean-Michel Basquiat is considered to be one of the most influential African-American artists of the late twentieth century. While his impact upon art cannot be denied, he also led a short life with a rather tragic ending. Let us look at a brief biography of his art as well as his life.
May 4, 2022 · An intimate look at Jean-Michel Basquiat's art, courtesy of his family. A 1983 photo of then 23-year-old visual artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. A recently opened exhibition in New York City ...
