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Jean Michel Basquiat
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July 9th, 2009Uncategorized
Jean Michel Basquiat (12/22/1960-8/12/1988)*Pictured above right with Andy WarholBasquiat is my favorite artist because of his expressive painting style and use of color. When you see his work there is a tangible energy you can feel leaping off of the canvas. He was never formally trained, he gained popularity first as a graffiti artist in the 80s. He grew up in Brooklyn and lived in New York City for the entirety of his career. He became fast friends with Andy Warhol and became an icon of the neo-expressionist movement. After Warhol died, Basquiat struggled with addiction and depression which lead to his eventual premature death. His last piece sold at Sotheby's auction house sold for $14.6 Million in May 2007.Here are some of my favorite quotes from Basquiat:"I don't think about art when I'm working. I try to think about life.""Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. I'd think about all my heroes, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix... I had a romantic feeling about how these people became famous.""Believe it or not, I can actually draw."
"I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is."
For this weekend I'm renting: Basquiat(1996) Starring Jeffrey Wright directed by Julian Schnabel
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