1. Jean-Michel Basquiat: Art Imitates Life Imitates Art
He changed the way that the world thought about artists. Being black in a mainly white art community, Basquiat had to overcome more than any other artist of his time. ... Jean-Michel stayed at a boy's home and later in a Jewish hippie commune . ... About a year after the "Times Square Show-, Basquiat made an untitled painting referred to as "Skull-. ... The head itself is mostly black with some other colors appearing around the mouth and towards the back of the brain. ...
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- Grade Level: High School