Artist you should know 2

Jean-Michele Basquiat a.k.a SAMO (Dec. 22, 1960 - August 12, 1988) was considered a 1980's graffiti artist/ Neo-Expressionist from Brooklyn, New York.

oh BTW, this dude is so awesome I'm just going to go ahead and give you stuff to look up...

- He was in a band called Gray and played CBGB's
- He appeared in Blondie's music video "Rapture"
- He was one of the first to date Madonna (no lie)
- He was involved in the film Downtown 81 a.k.a The New York Beat Movie
- He was a regular guest on Glenn Obrien's public access show TV Party
- He had a close relationship with Andy Warhol
- He was the biggest artist from 1981 to about 1984
- SAMO His "tag" name meant Same ol' Shit, it was tagged all over Soho and lower Mahanttan
- He was Fluent in Spanish, English, and French and had a thing for mythology

Opinion Based: There were people who believe that Warhol was using Basquiat as a way to get in the spotlight again since his fame was winding down a bit in the 60's. Some people think that their friendship was Legit. What do you think?

Unfortuantley Our good friend died of a Heroin Overdose at the ripe age of 27, His paintings still influence (me) many artists and are still in high demand.

Work - PRIMAL, Fearless, Creole', Expressive, Arfrican Americans in Contemporary Art, Poetry, Graffiti.

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