Jean-Michel Basquiat

Author: Jean-Michel Basquiat. Basquiat struggled as an artist for several years before being featured in a group exhibition in 1980. His work and style were praised by critics for their fusion of words, symbols, stick figures, and animals. His paintings quickly became revered by art lovers willing to pay up to $50,000 for a Basquiat original. Basquiat's rise coincided with the emergence of a new art movement known as Neo-Expressionism, which brought forth a wave of new, young, and experimental artists, including Julian Schnabel and Susan Rothenberg.