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7/31/2019 Artist Timeline: Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Jean-MichelBasquiatbyChloePrince
Jean-MichelBasquiatlivedashort28-yearlife,butwasabletoleavebehindalegacyofover
1000piecesofartworkbehind.Hewasacompletelyuntrainedartistwhohadauniquestyleofusingboldcolorsandsophisticatedchild-likefiguresinthemajorityofhislater
worksafterhisteenagegraffitiyears.HewasgreatlyinfluencedbyhisartisticmotherwhotookhimtoNewYorkartmuseumsandbroughthimthebookofGreysAnatomywhenhe
wasinthehospitalafterbeinghitbyacarplayinginthestreet.Therefore,toillustratethetimelineofhislifewithinthebodyofthisdarkchild-esquefiguretodemonstratethatmuch
ofhisartworkwasinfluencedfromthetraumaofhischildhoodandtomaintainthetheme
ofexotichumanfiguresandemphasisontheanatomyofbodypartshemakesthefocusofmanypieces.
FortheactualtimelineIwantedittoshowthathislifewasshortandchaoticandoneevent
felloneaftertheother,ratherthanspreadoutwideacrossahorizontalspanoftime.Alsoforthecontent,Iusedshortfragments,keepingconsistentwiththephasesofhislife.
IusedaspecialfontcalledJemboHandsthatwascreatedanddedicatedspeciallyforJean-
Michel.Ithasarandom,freehanddrawnspiritasJean-Michelusedinmanyofhisworks.
ForthecolorthemeIusedamonochromaticthemeofreds,blackandgrey,becauseIdidnt
wantanycolorstofightortakeawayfromthebrightandcolorfulpiecesfromBasquiat.
Additionally,Ifeltthesecolorsexpressemotionandsomewhatofadarkeremotion,as
mostofBasquiatslifewasspent.
Lastly,IusedthisimageofBasquiatposingforoneofhisexhibits,toshowthathereached
fameforhisworkandthathisliferevolvedaroundhimaloneforthemostpartandhim
surroundedandencompassedbyhisartwork.
Sources
http://www.dafont.com/jembohands.font
http://www.basquiatbiography.com/http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Jean-Michel_Basquiat.aspx
LinktoPrezi
http://prezi.com/wvqj3towuxoy/present/?auth_key=wdfcab7&follow=4ghwwgsomc1t
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