The late painter Jean-Michel Basquiat was an enormously influential artist.
Your assignment:
Make a digital-verbal presentation on one of his paintings. Your choice. 15 pts.
Present a series of 5 images.
1. Decode (explicate) major elements of the composition you've chosen. Quote a source or two.
2. Briefly state a cultural event from the year he painted the work. Explain how it was relevant to Basquiat.
3. Brief statement of an event from world or US history that is relevant to the painting or Basquiat. Explain the connection.
4. An image of the artist. Present 3 - 5 biographical details.
5. NYC map showing Brooklyn and the Lower East Side. Explain the importance of NYC to his career.
Also to be included -
- Clever title.
- Documentation: at least 3 sources.
Paintings will be chosen primarily from http://www.wikipaintings.org/en/search/basquiat/1.
Final presentations Sept 4 - 7.
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