Pictures assigments

Artist: Jean Mitchel Basquiat

Summary of his life: He was an American artist, a musician and a producer. He was born in Brooklyn New York .He was a neo-expressionist painter in the 1980s.He was born in December 22, 1969 and died in august 12 1988.

Title of the piece and date: Fallen angel, 1981

I love this picture. It says a lot just at looking at it; it looks like a devil. Basquiat used color like yellow that is the color of betrayal and red that mean blood for this picture. The picture represents anger and hate that exist in the society. I think he is trying to say that god doesn’t exist because from religious view, an angel is a messenger of god .The artist trying to convey that the idea that god exist is a myth, that even the angel that is a devil itself.

Title of the piece and date:Untitled (skull), " Jean Michel Basquiat, 1984 

In the painting, the head look damaged; it looks like he was beaten. They were stiches all over the head and were broken at certain places. When looking at the face, it looks angry and sad. I think the painting could represent Basquiat early life story. He trying to explain all he has been through before he reached his goals. The artist trying to convey that no one is perfect, no matter what happens in life, keep your head up and do what you have to do.

Title of the piece and date: “ Adolf the superman: Swallows Gold and Spouts junk,’’ John Heartfield, 1932

John Heartfield was an artist .He was a pioneer in the use of art as a weapon political. Some of his photomontages were anti-Nazi and anti fascist statement. He was born in Germany in June 1891 and dies in April 26, 1968.

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  The artist shows photograph of Hitler with a chest X-ray .It shows Hitler with his mouth open speaking while an x-ray superimposed over his dorsal which reveals the spine made out of gold coins. The artist is trying to show the truth identity of Hitler.