Jean-Michel Basquiat Contemporary modern rug
Jean-Michel Basquiat 1978-1988 (after) Death's head Modern contemporary rug Cardboard after Jean-Michel BASQUIAT Very good general condition. Handmade and knotted rug. Wool velvet on cotton foundations. Remarkable suppleness and quality of silky wool, beautiful polychromy. Dimensions: 250 x 220 cm The Jean-Michel Basquiat contemporary rug is an exceptional piece of art that pays tribute to the world-renowned artist. Its modern style and vibrant color palette are perfect for adding an artistic touch to any decor. A work of art to have at your fingertips. Jean-Michel Basquiat, born December 22, 1960 in Brooklyn and died August 12, 1988 in NoHo, is an American painter. He very early became a popular avant-garde painter and pioneer of the underground movement. Date/Place of birth: December 22, 1960, Brooklyn, New York, State of New York, United States Date of death: August 12, 1988, Great Jones Street, New York, State of New York, United States Period: Contemporary art , Neo-Expressionism, Primitivism Venue: UCCA Center for Contemporary Art Influences: Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, Jean Dubuffet Parents: Matilda Andrades, Gerard Basquiat Siblings: Jeanine Basquiat, Lisane Basquiat, Max Basquiat
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Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in New York City's Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn on December 22, 1960. His mother, Matilde, was a New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent, and his father, Gérard, from a prominent Haitian family who fled the Duvalier dictatorship, was a chartered accountant in New York City. Jean-Michel had two younger sisters: Lisane, born in 1964, and Jeanine, born in 1967. A precocious child, he learned to read and write at the age of four and was fluent in three languages by the age of eight: English, French, and Spanish. His mother, who was interested in art, regularly took the young Jean-Michel to the Museum of Modern Art and encouraged him to develop his drawing skills. In September 1968—he was seven years old—Jean-Michel was hit by a car while playing in the street with his friends. His arm was injured and he also suffered internal injuries that required the removal of his spleen. While he was recovering in hospital, his mother gave him a medical anatomy treatise entitled Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (or more commonly Gray's Anatomy). Like Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical plates, this work would strongly influence the artist in the early part of his work; he would also later draw inspiration from it to name his music group Gray. Suffering from mental illness, his mother regularly spent time in specialized institutions. Her health deteriorated, and family life became difficult. His parents separated in 1968, and custody of the children was entrusted to his father. Thus, he and his two younger sisters went to live with their father for five years, before the family moved to Puerto Rico in 1974. After two years in San Juan, they returned to New York. Basquiat was then 15 years old. He was subsequently sent to the private Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn, an upscale institution whose arts-oriented curriculum emphasized practical learning. There, he met Al Diaz, a graffiti artist with whom he would form a close friendship. In December 1976, he ran away to Greenwich Village, wandering around Washington Square Park for a week, sleeping and eating wherever he could, before being arrested and brought back to his father. He dropped out of high school before completing his studies, left his father's house, from which he was permanently banished, and moved in with friends. He supported himself by selling T-shirts and postcards he made on the street and by working in a clothing store. | |
