Né le 22 décembre 1960, d’une mère portoricaine et d’un père haïtien, Jean Michel Basquiat était un avant-gardiste, un artiste peintre de l’art contemporain.
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I don’t listen to what art critics say. I don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.
« If you wanna talk about influence, man, then you’ve got to realize that influence is not influence. It’s simply someone’s idea going through my new mind. »
I don’t think about art when I’m working. I think about life.
The more I paint the more I like everything.
I wanted to build up a name for myself.
I am not a black artist, I am an artist.
I wanted to be a star, not a gallery mascot.