April 11, 2008

Jean Michel Basquiat

Category: Street Art by fatcap @ 9:38 am

Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist who came to personify the art scene of the 80s,with its merging of youth culture, money, hype, excess, and self-destruction. He gained popularity, first as a graffiti artist in New York City, and then as a successful 1980s-era Neo-expressionist artist like Keith Haring. Basquiat’s paintings continue to influence modern day artists and command high prices. His one of the father of Street art : More biography

Jean michel Basquiat

Jean michel Basquiat Skull

Basquiat History of black people


1 Comment »

  1. […] Worldwide Graffiti blog | FatCap.com added an interesting post on Jean Michel BasquiatHere’s a small excerpt […]

    Pingback by Art Blog » Jean Michel Basquiat — April 11, 2008 @ 10:39 am

RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URL

Leave a comment