Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat A-One Hoodie
Details
This graphic printed hoodie is designed in a loose oversized fit with Basquiat's artwork Portrait of A-One A.K.A. King printed all over this hoodie.
- 80% Cotton/20% Polyester medium weight fleece
- Features a drop-shoulder, printed lined hood, and front pouch
- Generous fit, unisex, any age
- Ribbing at cuffs
- Made in Portugal
- Machine wash cold, wash inside out; Lay flat to dry; Do not iron design
- Adult sizes XS to XL
About the artwork: Jean-Michel Basquiat paid tribute to the legendary New York graffiti artist A-One in Portrait of A-One A.K.A. King, 1982. Out of respect for his friend, Basquiat bestowed a crown on him, the symbol for a master graffiti artist.
Portrait of A-One A.K.A. King, 1982
© Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Licensed by Artestar, New York
Jean-Michel Basquiat
A poet, musician, and graffiti prodigy in late-1970s New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat had honed his signature painting style of obsessive scribbling, elusive symbols and diagrams, and mask-and-skull imagery by the time he was 20. “I don’t think about art while I work,” he once said. “I think about life.” Basquiat drew his subjects from his own Caribbean heritage—his father was Haitian and his mother of Puerto Rican descent—and a convergence of African-American, African, and Aztec cultural histories with Classical themes and contemporary heroes like athletes and musicians. Often associated with Neo-expressionism, Basquiat received massive acclaim in only a few short years, showing alongside artists like Julian Schnabel, David Salle, and Francesco Clemente. In 1983, he met Andy Warhol, who would come to be a mentor and idol. The two collaborated on a series of paintings before Warhol’s death in 1987, followed by Basquiat’s own untimely passing a year later.
