Hand Anatomy Basquiat
In general basquiat used his paintings to attack western histories and depicting black men as saints and kings.
Hand anatomy basquiat. Sold framed 103 x 83 cm framed size. From an edition of only 18 screen prints ligaments of the elbow is from his popular anatomy series.
Basquiat appeared on the cover of the new york times magazine for an article about the new york art. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by jean michel basquiat.
Basquiat s paintings are largely responsible for elevating graffiti artists into the realm of the new york gallery scene his spray painted crowns and scribbled words referenced everything from his haitian and puerto rican heritage to political issues pop culture icons and biblical verse. Hand anatomy 1982 by jean michel basquiat.
Unsurprisingly the teenage jean michel basquiat revered pop art king andy warhol who typically remained aloof during the young man s early visits to the factory. He painted in dialogue with many of the masters who preceded him and his works are full of such references.
Thus began a collaboration that made perfect sense for the two artists at a time when as longtime factory. Basquiat would explicitly revisit samson in one of his most successful paintings obnoxious liberals 1982 identifying himself with the black hero martyr that reappears in so much of his work.
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 rap punk and street art coalesced into early hip hop. 78 cm 80 cm enlarge painting hand anatomy 1982.
Hand anatomy 1982 brings our attention to one of the fundamental themes of the show and basquiat s work throughout his career. The right hand side image of the skull also resembles the early works of picasso nine years before basquiat painted the red kings.
Hand anatomy 1982 brings our attention to one of the fundamental themes of the show and basquiat s work throughout his career. Jean michel basquiat untitled hand anatomy 1982 acrylic oilstick and paper collage on canvas with tied wood supports 152 4 x 152 4 cm.
December 22 1960 august 12 1988 was an american artist of haitian and puerto rican descent. Basquiat s knowledge of art history was apparently encyclopedic.
But in late 1982 swiss power dealer bruno bischofberger set up a lunch between them and warhol started paying attention.
