Tuesday, October 5, 2010

The Radiant Child: Jean-Michele Basquiat


On Sunday I went to go see the documentary about Jean-Michele Basquiat. I did enjoy the film but I am more struck by how the tragic heroic artist figure was portrayed. He was definitely portrayed as the tragic artist, complete with drug addiction, homelessness and coming from nowhere. I recommend checking it out.

2 comments:

  1. Sometimes films like this make impressionable young artists like myself feel like we are too well adjusted to be an artist.

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  2. I would also recommend the film, Basquiat directed by Julian Schnabel.

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