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signed, partially titled and dated “Jean Michel Basquiat “RING” 1981” on the reverse acrylic and oilstick on canvas 60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 121.9 cm.) Executed in the pivotal year of 1981, The Ring denotes the gestural vigor that exemplified Jean-Michel Basquiat’s approach to his portrayals of exalted figures. Set against an activated red expanse, the […]
Basquiat’s life and work continue to inspire discussion, influence generations of artists and art in all its forms and make history worldwide. “Jean-Michel lived like a flame. He burned really bright. Then the fire went out. But the embers are still hot” – Fred Braithwaite
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled, 1980-81. acrylic, oil, oilstick, ink, wax crayon and paper collage on metal. 36 x 41 ½in. (91.4 x 105.4cm.) The background of Untitled is painted gold, giving the salvaged support an aspect of Byzantine icon; a broad swathe of black consumes the centre, and a jagged section of pale blue covers the right.
acrylic, oil, oilstick and paper collage on three hinged wooden panels overall: 40 x 70in. (101.6 x 177.8cm.) Transforming his own image into a stark masterwork, in Self-Portrait (1981) Jean-Michel Basquiat becomes an idol. On three hinged wooden panels, echoing the triptych form of a religious altarpiece, two black silhouettes of the artist’s head stare forth from […]
Sometime in the early months of 1981, Basquiat began a painting depicting an oversized head extending across the pictorial field, an image that had no precedent in earlier sketches, drawings, or paintings. Showing little regard for either physiognomic accuracy or individual likeness, Basquiat chose to emphasize the expressive qualities of the head.
From The Broad Collection: Jean‐Michel Basquiat, Untitled, 1981, acrylic and oilstick on canvas, The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Collection. Many of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s paintings are in some way autobiographical, and Untitled may be considered a form of self-portraiture. The skull here exists somewhere between life and death. The eyes are listless, the face is sunken in, and the head looks ...
Jean-Michel Basquiat (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl baskja]; December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement.. Basquiat first achieved notoriety in the late 1970s as part of the graffiti duo SAMO, alongside Al Diaz, writing enigmatic epigrams all over Manhattan, particularly in the cultural ...
