Jean-Michel
Basquiat

Portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean-Michel Basquiat as painted on the Wall of Artists mural at Western High School

Who was he?

He was born on December 22, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York. He died at 27 years of age at Great Jones Street, New York.

Jean-Michel Basquiat's artwork focused on many themes: segregation, poverty, and inner/outer experience. He would use social commentary, text, images, and abstraction to develop his artwork and their various messages.

What did he paint?

Cabeza, 2004/2005 by Jean-Michel Basquiat

Cabeza, 2004/2005 by Jean-Michel Basquiat

Untitled, 1981 by Jean-Michel Basquiat

Untitled, 1981 by Jean-Michel Basquiat

Untitled Skull, 1981 by Jean-Michel Basquiat

Untitled Skull, 1981 by Jean-Michel Basquiat

Untitled, 1982 by Jean-Michel Basquiat

Untitled, 1982 by Jean-Michel Basquiat

I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.

- Jean-Michel Basquiat

The Painting Process

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