whatsapp logo
Image of Basquiat

Basquiat

Marc Mayer

From Shelf: For the Artists

Examines many of Basquiat's individual works in detail, with particular reference to his working methods and techniques. This unabridged compact edition of a critically acclaimed book, features spectacular reproductions of Basquiat's work.

Jean-Michel Basquiat was only twenty-seven when he died in 1988, his meteoric and often controversial career having lasted for just eight years. Despite his early death, Basquiat's powerful A uvre has ensured his continuing reputation as one of modern art's most distinctive voices. Borrowing from graffiti and street imagery, cartoons, mythology and religious symbolism, Basquiat's drawings and paintings explore issues of race and identity, providing social commentary that is shrewdly observed and biting. This bestselling book, now available in a compact edition, celebrates Basquiat's achievements in the contexts of the key influences on his art. It not only re-evaluates the artist's principal works and their meaning, but also explains what keeps his painting relevant today.

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
224
Publisher:
Merrell Publishers Ltd
ISBN:
9781858945194
Published Date:
6/1/2010
Dimensions:
218mm x 180mm x 20mm
Weight:
726g
Category:
Art & design styles: Postmodernism

RRP: £18.95

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9781858945194

Avatar
Sheen Bookshop is selling this book
£18.95 (New)

Shelves containing this book