Basquiat a portrait is a new photography book by richard corman, featuring 79 images of jeanmichel basquiat, taken at his new york studio in 1984. Self portrait, 1984 jeanmichel basquiat pablo picasso. Hans werner holzwarth is a book designer and editor specializing in contemporary art and photography. Selfportrait was created in 1984 by jeanmichel basquiat in neo expressionism style. View selfportrait by jeanmichel basquiat on artnet. Self portrait, 1984 art print by jeanmichel basquiat. This poster has been designed and made exclusively for the ngv design store in celebration of the exhibition keith haring jeanmichel basquiat. Basquiat, selfportrait 1984 oil painting reproductions. The show brings together more than 100 works by the american artist who took the new york art scene by storm before his death at just 27 in 1988. We take our time to create the most accurate and detailed oil painting reproduction, so we can be proud of a job well done.
I think one reason i love basquiat is because of his wedding of word and image which are found close together in my own imagination. From gagosian, jeanmichel basquiat, self portrait 1984, acrylic and oilstick on paper mounted on canvas, 38 78. This brutal selfportrait is a quintessential example of basquiats ferocious and rabid style, inspired by multiple references, such as contemporary artists like picasso or pollock, the jazz music, and perhaps even the heroin abuse. A quick killing in art is an oft repetitive and scattered account of the life of the 80s neoexpressionist painter, jeanmichel basquiat. December 22, 1960 august 12, 1988 was an american artist. Hobans book seethes with his alternate bad feelings towards and eagerness to please his father. The photos in the book alone tell so much about basquiat. Autorretrato selfportrait, 1984 jeanmichel basquiat 464 artworks, 10,605 followers jeanmichel basquiat french. In it, he presents himself as a haunted, dreadlocked and ghostly figure with hollow eyes. Basquiat, self portrait with suzanne 1982 explained by. December 22, 1960 august 12, 1988 was an american artist of haitian and puerto rican descent. And so do the polaroids and photographs of his circle of friends. Basquiats painting the philistines, sic is included in the exhibition expressive painting after picasso, fondation sic beyeler, basel, switzerland.
Poster self portrait 1984 jeanmichel basquiat ngv design store. Basquiat by marc mayer meet your next favorite book. Jeanmichel basquiats legacy is defined as much by the tragedy of doomed genius as it is by his work. It may look like an arrow but thats what paintbrushes can sometimes resemble in an artists mind.
Selfportrait was created in 1984 by jeanmichel basquiat in neoexpressionism style. Calvocoressi will take a look at postwar and contemporary masters of selfrepresentation, anchoring the conversation to an important rembrandt masterpiece included. The present lot, his 1985 selfportrait, is therefore a rare, mature autobiographical work. Among them, two dancers on a stage by edgar degas 1874, rembrandts selfportrait with beret 1659, and gilbert stuarts unfinished 1796 portrait of george washington. Thursday, april 25, 2019, 6pm gagosian, grosvenor hill, london. In this book, the author draws from interviews with exgirlfriends, friends and peers of the art world. The articles in i bought this book at a basquiat exhibition at the brooklyn museum during a. Another selfportrait, from 1984, sees the artists face crumbling into the bones beneath, digging away the flesh to the anonymous skeleton. A major reference source used by basquiat throughout his career was the book. His taschen publications include collectors editions like jeff koons, christopher wool, albert oehlen, ai weiwei, and the david hockney sumo a bigger book, as well as monographs like the xxlsized jeanmichel basquiat and survey books such.
Jeanmichel basquiat, selfportrait, 1984 bluesandrode. Selfportrait, 1984 the estate of jeanmichel basquiat. Jeanmichel basquiat, self portrait, 1984 acrylic and oilstick on paper mounted. Selfportrait is 1984 painting by jeanmichel basquiat. Jeanmichel basquiat regularly celebrated in his work the anonymous black man. The painting media is acrylic and oil stick on paper mounted on canvas. Gagosian director and art historian richard calvocoressi will lead a tour of the exhibition visions of the self. Zurich edition gallery bruno bischofberger 1985, 1985. Jeanmichel basquiat was an influential africanamerican artist who rose to success during the 1980s. Boom for real, the first largescale jeanmichel basquiat exhibition, opens at the barbican, london, on september 21. Basquiat was hit by a car when he was eight, and suffered a broken arm and ruptured organs.
Basquiat, self portrait with suzanne 1982 explained by dieter buchhart judith benhamouhuet reports. Keith haring american 195890 and jeanmichel basquiat american 196088 changed the art world of the 1980s through their idiosyncratic imagery, radical ideas and complex sociopolitical commentary, creating an indelible legacy that continues to influence contemporary visual and popular culture today. The notebooks, basquiats canvases are aesthetic drop cloths that catch the leaks from a whirring mind. Short and surprising explanations of western masterpieces. Save detail of selfportrait by jeanmichel basquiat 1984. Basquiat, self portrait, 1984 jean michel basquiat self portrait stay safe and healthy.
Ten things you might not know about basquiat another. They lull us into an even deeper sense of ease and familiarity. Autorretrato selfportrait, 1984 by jeanmichel basquiat. Learn more about new york city neoexpressionist painter jeanmichel basquiat, including his collaboration with pop artist andy warhol in the 1980s and his tragic death, at. Rembrandt and now at gagosian, grosvenor hill, london. Sorrow 1882 the surprised nymph 1861 soothsayer 1983 recent comments archives. The barbican exhibits several charged selfportraits, as well as cathode 1984, a work strewn with various brown faces. Painting a selfportrait of myself in the style of jeanmichel basquiat. Jeanmichel basquiats artwork is appreciated now more. Basquiat first achieved fame as part of samo, an informal graffiti duo who wrote enigmatic epigrams in the cultural hotbed of the lower east side of manhattan during the late 1970s where the hip hop, punk, and street art movements had coalesced. Boom for real is an exhilarating glimpse behind the myth. Jeanmichel basquiatbarbican painted fast, swiftly viewed. Jeanmichel basquiat, self portrait, 1984, acrylic and oilstick on paper. Basquiats exploration of the self approaches a higher realm of abstraction as we contemplate two panels.
Basquiats paintings are largely responsible for elevating graffiti artists into the realm of the new york gallery scene. This book is really about basquiats artwork, which is fine. Jeanmichel basquiat, self portrait, 1984 what is the work itself like then. Basquiat was the first contemporary african american artist to become an international star. Jeanmichel basquiatbarbican when cy twombly scrawled stuff like this in his abstract. The estate of jeanmichel basquiat, licensed by artestar, new york. From gagosian, jeanmichel basquiat, selfportrait 1984, acrylic and oilstick on paper mounted on canvas, 38 78. Jeanmichel basquiat, self portrait, 1984 acrylic and oilstick on paper mounted on canvas, 38. Jean michel basquiats selfportrait, 1984, acrylic and oil stick on. But the figure we encounter is not a black lives matter basquiat, an artist acutely aware of his proximity to premature death. Basquiats selfportrait 1982 no regular user of this site could fail to recognize that the arrow held in the outstretched arm below is a paintbrush. Race, power, money the art of jeanmichel basquiat art and. Its frenzied, on the hoof, and often made, were told, to the accompaniment of music drilling in the ear. Artist jeanmichel basquiats artwork reveals powerful.
Browse upcoming and past auction lots by jeanmichel basquiat. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Thus andy warhol described his first impressions of jeanmichel basquiat. Jeanmichel basquiat, selfportrait, 1984 for the present much more important that his pictures is his legacy that he has left as black artist in the midst of a racist society. Epph reveals the universal themes around which artists have long weaved visual illusions. The various films projected throughout the gallery all show a smiling, beautiful and, most of all, untroubled artist. In doing so, it also redresses some of the problems that have beset his reputation until very recently. Find more prominent pieces of portrait at best visual art database. Jean michel basquiats ailing ali in fight of life, 1984, acrylic on canvas. Captured in 1984, the photos published in richard cormans limitededition new book show a rare, intimate side of jeanmichel basquiat as he. The haitianamerican artists iconic paintings and drawings his interpretation of black identity in america formed a major part of new york citys artistic explosion in the early 1980s. Major solo exhibitions include jeanmichel basquiat. Guggenheims jeanmichel basquiat captures the artists bravery. There are only a handful of paintings, however, in which he explicitly depicted himself.