Basquiat black skull canvas - abstract paint

Basquiat black skull canvas

abstract paint | artwork for sale | untitled artwork

Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent. J-M Basquiat was one of the most influential American artists and focused his artwork on “suggestive dichotomies” :

• integration versus segregation
• wealth versus poverty
• inner versus outer experience.

He is considered to be the founder of the neo-expressionism movement. untitled canvas, dates from the middle of Basquiat’s short but prolific career, in which the young artist began to reflect on his personal success and excess, his stardom and wealth and the hypocrisy of the New York art world. By 1984, the 24-year-old Basquiat had achieved it all: Larry Gagosian, Tony Shafrazi and Bruno Bischofberger sold his work across the world for substantial sums, he had solo museum shows and was very close to Madonna and Andy Warhol with whom he collaborated artistically. At the same time, however, he grew paranoid, fearing that everyone around him was simply interested in taking advantage of his fame and generosity. As a result, Basquiat sought self-destructive escapes with his cocaine and heroin addictions which inevitably spiralled out of control. As a largely autobiographical artist, Basquiat’s mature works from this period naturally reflect his dark mood. As some of the most powerful within his oeuvre, they retain the raw, expressive energy of his early works while also displaying the personal torment which would lead to his eventual demise.

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Basquiat black skull canvas abstract paint | artwork for sale