THE POSTER PRINT WAS PRINTED IN 2002 TO ACCOMPANY THE EXHIBIT, IT IS PRINTED ON HIGH QUALITY SMOOTH FINISH SEMI GLOSS PAPER STOCK WITH A SATIN FINISH. IT IS AUTHORIZED BY THE ESTATE OF JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT. THE ARTWORK THAT IS FEATURED IN THIS POSTER IS TITLED " ICARUS ESSO " WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED IN 1986 BY BASQUIAT.
JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT ( 1960 - 1988 ) WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN NY IN 1960. HIS EARLY CREATIVE CAREER WAS AS THE STREET GRAFFITI ARTIST NICK NAMED " SAMO" IN THE LATE 1970'S ON NEW YORK CITY'S LOWER EAST SIDE. BY THE EARLY 1980'S WITH THE HELP OF HIS FRIEND ANDY WARHOL, BASQUIAT BEGAN TO MAKE IS EMOTIONALLY CHARGED AESTHETICALLY ARRESTING NEO EXPRESSIONIST PAINTINGS. IN 1992 THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF ART HELD A MAJOR RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION OF THE LIFE WORKS OF THIS GREAT AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY ARTIST AND MASTER OF SOCIAL COMMENTARY.
HIS WORK FOCUSED ON SUGGESTIVE DICHOTOMIES SUCH AS WEALTH VS POVERTY, INTEGRATION VS SEGREGATION, AND INNER VS OUTER EXPERIENCE OF THE HUMAN CONDITION. HE APPROPRIATED POETRY, DRAWING, PAINTING, & MARRIED TEXT AND IMAGE WITH ABSTRACTION AND FIGURATION. BASQUIAT'S WORKS HAD STRONG SOCIAL COMMENTARY AND DEEPER TRUTHS ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE POWER STRUCTURES OF RACISM, AND CRITICISM OF COLONIALISM AND SUPPORT FOR CLASS STRUGGLES.
THIS RARE OUT OF PRINT OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT EXHIBITION POSTER MEASURES 27 1/2" W X 23 1/2" H. IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " VERY CLEAN CONDITION WITH LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. IT HAS NEVER BEEN FRAMED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.