Wednesday, November 30, 2016

The life of a NYC artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat



ORAL PRESENTATION ON JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT


Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American painter, born and raised in NYC, who was a widely celebrated Neo-Expressionism artist. With a Haitian-American father and a Puerto Rican mother, Basquiat's diverse cultural heritage was one of his many sources of inspiration. Basquiat's work can be described as street art meets ancient African art. Throughout his works reoccurring themes of skulls, graffiti, masks, and typography within the art all play a role in creating Basquiat’s famous style we all know today.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 22, 1960 and died on August 12, 1988, of a heroin overdose at his art studio on Great Jones Street in Manhattan's NoHo neighborhood at the age of 27.

SLIDESHOW OUTLINE

Slide 1: Introduction to Jean-Michel Basquiat
Slide 2: Summary Timeline of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s life
Slide 3: Basquiat’s greatest Influences
Slide 4: Basquiat’s Neo-Expressionism style
Slide 5: Materials and artistic process
Slide 6 - 9: Examples of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s work w/ brief summary
Slide 10: Works cited slide

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