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© The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat / ADAGP, Paris & SPDA, Tokyo , 2009 |
Untitled
1984
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT (U.S.A/1960-U.S.A/1988)
acrylic and mixed media on canvas 223.5x195.5cm
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| Basquiat
became known as a graffiti artist in late 1970s New York, when black
Hip Hop music and breakdancing were in their prime, and then as one
of the star artists of the 1980s. Born to Puerto Rican parents, Basquiat
struggled in the white man's art world, creating his own distinctive
realm in a brief moment, but then died of drug overdose at the young
age of 27, as if racing past the age. This work was created when Basquiat
was 24. The graffiti-like symbols and letters, and the tangled images
go beyond a simple single meaning, standing rather as a paean to the
cacophony of New York's energetic, diversely bustling streets. |
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