Jean-Michel-Basquiat
Mater 1982
Cabeza, 1982
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/basquiat/
Basquiat's greatest gesture through his work is represented through his subject matter and the way in which he presented it. He developed greatly as an artist but much of his work focused on pop culture and social climates and events happening during his career. He started in graffiti and much of the graffiti artist shows through in his paintings with his use of language. His paintings use multi layered visible and conceptual elements often times through language and words on the canvas itself. He also made many paintings about his heroes, jazz musicians and famous figures, people who stood for change during his time. He often would paint an image of a crown on the heroes he painted to make them kingly or dignify them as noble people. Another gesture of his work is the effect of life in America on the African people. Much of his work involves his anger towards the way things were for Africans living in America during his career.
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