Basquiat

Basquiat

Product Descriptionan Icon Of 1980S New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) First Made His Name Under The Graffiti Tag Samo, Before Establishing His Studio Practice And Catapulting To Fast Fame At The Age Of 20. Although His Career Lasted Barely A Decade, He Remains A Cult Figure Of Artistic Social Commentary, And A Trailblazer In The Mediation Of Graffiti And Gallery Art.BasquiatS Work Drew Upon Diverse Sources And Media To Create An Original And Urgent Artistic Vocabulary, Biting With Critique Against Structures Of Power And Racism. His Practice Merged Abstraction And Figuration, Poetry And Painting, While His Influences Spanned Greek, Roman, And African Art, French Poetry, Jazz,And The Work Of Artistic Contemporaries Such As Andy Warhol And Cy Twombly. The Results Are Vivid, Visceral Mixtures Of Words, African Emblems, Cartoonish Figures, Daubs Of Bold Color, And Beyond.This Book Presents BasquiatS Short But Prolific Career, His Unique Style, And His Profound Engagement With Ever-Relevant Issues Of Integration And Segregation, Poverty And Wealth.About The Seriesborn Back In 1985, The Basic Art Series Has Evolved Into The Best-Selling Art Book Collection Ever Published. Each Book In TaschenS Basic Art Series Features:A Detailed Chronological Summary Of The Life And Oeuvre Of The Artist, Covering His Or Her Cultural And Historical Importancea Concise Biographyapproximately 100 Illustrations With Explanatory Captionsabout The Authorleonhard Emmerling Received His Doctorate From The University Of Heidelberg For A Thesis Titled Jean DubuffetS Art Theory. He Is The Director Of South Asia Programmes At The Goethe-InstituteS Office In New Delhi And Was Previously Active As A Curator At Various Art Institutions In Germany. His Publications Include TaschenS Jean-Michel Basquiat And Jackson Pollock.