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Jean Michel Basquiat

Jean Michel Basquiat. By Michael Provence. Child Hood . Born on December 22, 1960 He grew up in Brooklyn, New York He was Spanish-African American His parents were Gerard and Matilde. Early Life. Art became a way to channel anger and as empty childhood

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Jean Michel Basquiat

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  1. Jean Michel Basquiat By Michael Provence

  2. Child Hood • Born on December 22, 1960 • He grew up in Brooklyn, New York • He was Spanish-African American • His parents were Gerard and Matilde

  3. Early Life • Art became a way to channel anger and as empty childhood • His artwork was found out through Manhattan by the time he was 16 • Jean-Michel was 18 when he approached Geldzahler and Andy Warhol in a restaurante but they turned him down because he was too young • Less then 3 years later he was invited to Institute for Art and Urban Resources

  4. Career • He did graffiti paintings • In 1982 he took the art world by storm • His art was known over seas by the age of 24

  5. Paintings

  6. Death • He preferred women and drugs over mostly anything • He died on August 12th 1988 of a drug overdose. He was only 28 years old.

  7. Sources • http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95dec/basquiat.html • http://www.egodesign.ca/_files/articles/blocks/1389_jean_michel_basquiat_falle.jpg • http://www.michaelarnoldart.com/jean-michel-basquiat-picture.jpg • http://www.globatron.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/el30115-untitled-boxer.jpg • http://www.artknowledgenews.com/files2008a/Sothebys-images-2.jpg • http://www.egodesign.ca/_files/articles/blocks/1395_jean_michel_basquiat_warri.jpg • http://www.thefineartcompany.co.uk/abstract/dingoes-painting.jpg

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