neo-expressionism |
five facts about the artist |
jean-michel basquiat"occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, ill do some great, awful painting about her."Picture of artwork |
1. He was born on December 22, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York City,
2. An american artiste his career began as a graffiti artist in New York City in the late 1970s. 3. In 1981 he joined the famous Annina Nosei gallery in SoHo, Manhattan. 4. In 1986, he appeared on the cover of The New York Times featuring an article entitled "New Art, New Money: The Marketing of an American Artist" 5. He died aged 27 of a heroin overdose on August 12, 1988 in Manhattan, New York. |
title: irony of a negro policmen
year: 1981
media: oil pastel
inspiration: Basquiat found it utterly ironic that any African-American would be a policeman, working to enforce rules that were meant to enslave themselves.
year: 1981
media: oil pastel
inspiration: Basquiat found it utterly ironic that any African-American would be a policeman, working to enforce rules that were meant to enslave themselves.
3 world events
1. Assassination Attempt on the Pope.
2. New Plague Identified as AIDS
3. Personal Computers (PC) Introduced by IBM
2. New Plague Identified as AIDS
3. Personal Computers (PC) Introduced by IBM
music connection
genre: hip-hop/rap
artist: future
song title: march madness
influence: police and negro violence
artist: future
song title: march madness
influence: police and negro violence