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Jean Michel Basquait

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat was a famous American artist who was born in 1960 in New York City. He loved drawing from a very young age and was very creative. When Jean-Michel was a child, he enjoyed reading, painting, and learning new things. His mother often took him to art museums, which helped inspire his love for art.

As a teenager, Jean-Michel began making art on the streets. He wrote words and drew pictures on walls around the city. This type of art is called street art or graffiti. His artwork was bold and full of energy, using bright colours, symbols, and words.

When he grew older, Jean-Michel started painting on canvas. His paintings often showed faces, crowns, bones, and powerful messages. He used his art to talk about history, identity, and fairness. His style looked rough and messy on purpose, which made it exciting and expressive.

Jean-Michel Basquiat became famous very quickly, and his art was shown in galleries and museums around the world. Even though he became very successful, his life was not always easy. He died young, but his art is still loved today.

Jean-Michel Basquiat is remembered as an important artist who showed that art can be strong, emotional, and meaningful. His work reminds us that art can tell stories and share important ideas.

  1. Who was Jean-Michel Basquiat?

  2. When was Jean-Michel Basquiat born?

  3. Where was he born?

  4. Did Jean-Michel like drawing as a child?

  5. Who took him to art museums?

  6. What kind of art did he make as a teenager?

  7. What is street art also called?

  8. Where did he make his street art?

  9. What colours were often used in his artwork?

  10. Did Jean-Michel later paint on canvas?

  11. Name one thing often seen in his paintings.

  12. Did his art include words and symbols?

  13. What kinds of ideas did his art talk about?

  14. Did Jean-Michel become famous?

  15. Where was his art shown?

  16. Did he have an easy life?

  17. Did Jean-Michel Basquiat die young?

  18. Is his art still loved today?

  19. How is his art described?

  20. What does his art remind us about art?

 

 

 

Our Artwork Inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat We created a piece about the environment and climate change. We were inspired by an artist called Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Our art work. Basquiat was a famous American painter who started out drawing on the streets of New York. His art is full of bright colours, bold shapes, and scribbly lines that look wild. He liked to mix words, symbols, and pictures to express big ideas.

In our artwork, we tried to use Basquiat’s energetic style. We used strong, colours to show how important it is to protect our planet. We added rough, sketchy lines to make the picture feel urgent, just like the climate crisis is urgent. We also included negative and positive words that come to mind when we think of Global warming and climate change. Basquiat’s art often made people stop and think, and that’s what we want our artwork to do too.

We hope our picture helps others realise that we need to look after our environment—because every small action can make a big difference.

                                            Our World Our Future by Ms. Harding’s 3rd Class
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