Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat and the Neo-Expressionism Movement The neo-expressionism movement arose in the 1980’s as a way to speak out against mass media, history, or society through paintings (Kantor 14). The paintings of a neo-expressionist are usually harsh and have an aggressive subject. It gave a sense of freedom in the art world because it did not have any order to it. Neo-expressionists describe their art process as not really focusing on the painting, but on their thoughts and thinking. The paintings look deliberately “bad” as artists like to disregard what the critics idea of skill is in society at the time (Chilvers 497). Jean-Michel Basquiat was an artist apart of the Neo-expressionism movement in the mid 1980’s. Born in Brooklyn, New York of December 22, 1960, Basquiat was born a self-taught artist when he was a young boy. His mother would encourage his artistic talents and inspired him by taking him to art shows and art museums. In the late 1970’s, Basquiat’s started off creating graffiti on public walls under the name “SAMO.” SAMO is a corrupted acronym created by Basquiat himself by him saying “SAMe Old Sh...” (Emmerling 12). This idea was created between him and a fellow graffiti artist of his in school named Al Diaz (Emmerling 12). It was meant to be an…

Jean-Michel Basquiat During the 1980’s, the art movement “Neo-Expressionism” was taking the United States by storm and artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat’s big break was just beginning. If you’re not too familiar with him or isn’t really educated on him, you may know or heard Jean-Michel Basquiat from listening to your favorite artist’s songs, because of his unique hairdo that inspired The Weeknd, or for his phenomenal art that convey deep messages. Jean-Michel Basquiat, a high school dropout,…

20th century, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s work is both artistically alluring and bringing to the forefront many of the dualities of the time. Although he had an unfortunately short life and career, Basquiat has left an enormous impact on the world of art. Some of the biggest influences on his artistic style were his relationship with famous artists such as Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Madonna. Basquiat was also greatly influenced by personal experiences he had like the car accident he suffered at…

Jean-Michel Basquiat was more than an amazing artist, he was a poet, a musician and is his late teens somewhat of a graffiti artist. His art now reflects the gritty and colorful streets of Lower Manhattan in the 1980’s whilst concurrently remaining contemporary and timeless. Basquiats’ Neo-Expressionist art is in the league of Picasso, Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, and other innovative art legends. His character seduced and enamored those around him. He even befriended Madonna. An average…

Jean-Michel Basquiat was a very huge success and it was well deserved. Jean-Michel Basquiat was a very hard worker who never stopped due to outside pressure and he seemed to know where he stood in the art world as well. In the Sirmans paper, Basquiat is represented as a well rounded artist who went forward with his career without fear and he embraced his race and showed it shamelessly through his artwork. Sirmans discusses Basquiat’s early career and how he was a pioneer just by combining…

Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Brooklyn born self taught artist. His first attention attracted his graffiti in the city of New York. Basquiat’s artistic talents and inspiration came from his cultural heritage as his mother being Puerto Rican and father a Haitian American. After quitting high school a year before his graduation and years of struggling his work finally got him fame. Receiving fame for his words, stick figures, and animals, the public adored all of his hard work. Basquiat began street…

As Jean Michel Basquiat was trying to discover his own power many people judged him. Most people just saw his artwork as childish because it was different from what was popular at the time. With all this criticism Jean Michel Basquiat was not sure of what to do with his power. He began to limit his creativity and his power began to diminish. But in the end Jean Michel Basquiat used his power to spread positivity. In the poem Genius Child Langston Hughes describes “ This is a song for the genius…

Neo-Expressionist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, explores ideas of inequality and peace in his 1983 painting, La Colomba. This, oil and print on canvas, features a figure in the center with an over-sized oblong head with a distorted black torso. The background of the composition consists of a collage of photocopied drawings and images. The left side is painted over with a sky blue and right side displays scribbled olive branches overlaying the upper half. The left of the figure a splatter of red…

Kimberley Lawrence ART1000 Introduction to the Visual Arts The Arts Institute 9th July 2017 Milestone 1 Task 1: Untitled, Jean-Michel Basquiat Selection 1 Introduction The first piece of art presented to The Apollo collection for consideration is “Untitled.” It is an acrylic and mixed media piece on canvas painted and created by Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1981. The work is a part of the Broad Collection in Los Angeles. On first inspection of the piece, the piece seems to be made up of lots…

Prenatal Genetic Testing: A Technology of Normalization Prenatal genetic testing is a technology made available to more accurately determine whether or not a child could have a birth ‘defect’. The most common birth defects tested for are Down syndrome, Trisomy 18, or an open neural tube defect (Government of Canada, 2013). This paper asserts first that prenatal genetic testing is a technology of normalization, which labels disability as abnormal and a feared outcome, and second that…