Description:Whenever I was with dynamic, Jean-Michel Basquiat, I called him SAMO, he called me Zatar.This book is my homage to the inspirational SAMO, Stories, Anecdotes, Quotes, Ambience, Drama, Art, and new unprecedented insight.SAMO lived in a Castle he made for himself. He was his own King. His Fortress bricks were made of his paintings. Heroin was when he had his Drawbridge pulled up to protect his Castle and his inner Kingdom.It was an era of exploring magical Scenius. A Communal Genius and chaos in a stew of social anarchy. The East Village phenomenon, shifting cultural landscape, low Rents, and high crime and lots of Booming ArtistsMotivation for this book: I got inspired to do this SAMO tribute book from a rediscovered artistic collaboration I did with SAMO in 1981. “SAMO Video Art Performance Piece.As an artist I got extremely excited seeing these fresh new SAMO photos from the Video shoot for the first time in over 30 plus years.I tried to incorporate the different sides of SAMO’s emotions into each one of the 44 images.SAMO’s visual language, was a “New Breed” of Socially Conscious ArtistThe zeitgeist of the turbulent 80s. New York was the exploding epicenter of the arts. A tribe of hip “intellectuals,” filled with coming-of-age energy. We were all fearless pioneers of creativity. A time to be inspired and show off your unique sense of style.There was an oddly electrifying diverse crew of supporting characters who surrounded iconoclast SAMO and his adventures.We just walked into SAMO’s SOHO loft, and I am blown away, and the phone rings, and he goes to answer it, uncontrollably the next thing I do, right in the center of SAMO’s Loft the fuckin’ Ground Zero of the Art World at the time. I proceed to do instant Yoga and stand on my Head, and cross my legs, up strate, my signature move. I do react this way when I get Tweaky Happy. I also SOMETIMES scream out YAY So here I am standing on my head, in the Middle of his Loft, with SAMO’s Booming fresh Art all around me, and classic Jazz Music playing in the background, and me I am getting a Head rush, Just Standing on my Head upside down, A yoga thing I love to do, Blood flowing into my brain, feeling the bliss, Then I hear SAMO’s soft voice Ohming.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Jean-Michel Basquiat "The King": My Friend SAMO Late 1970-80's. To get started finding Jean-Michel Basquiat "The King": My Friend SAMO Late 1970-80's, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
251
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Independently published
Release
2022
ISBN
Jean-Michel Basquiat "The King": My Friend SAMO Late 1970-80's
Description: Whenever I was with dynamic, Jean-Michel Basquiat, I called him SAMO, he called me Zatar.This book is my homage to the inspirational SAMO, Stories, Anecdotes, Quotes, Ambience, Drama, Art, and new unprecedented insight.SAMO lived in a Castle he made for himself. He was his own King. His Fortress bricks were made of his paintings. Heroin was when he had his Drawbridge pulled up to protect his Castle and his inner Kingdom.It was an era of exploring magical Scenius. A Communal Genius and chaos in a stew of social anarchy. The East Village phenomenon, shifting cultural landscape, low Rents, and high crime and lots of Booming ArtistsMotivation for this book: I got inspired to do this SAMO tribute book from a rediscovered artistic collaboration I did with SAMO in 1981. “SAMO Video Art Performance Piece.As an artist I got extremely excited seeing these fresh new SAMO photos from the Video shoot for the first time in over 30 plus years.I tried to incorporate the different sides of SAMO’s emotions into each one of the 44 images.SAMO’s visual language, was a “New Breed” of Socially Conscious ArtistThe zeitgeist of the turbulent 80s. New York was the exploding epicenter of the arts. A tribe of hip “intellectuals,” filled with coming-of-age energy. We were all fearless pioneers of creativity. A time to be inspired and show off your unique sense of style.There was an oddly electrifying diverse crew of supporting characters who surrounded iconoclast SAMO and his adventures.We just walked into SAMO’s SOHO loft, and I am blown away, and the phone rings, and he goes to answer it, uncontrollably the next thing I do, right in the center of SAMO’s Loft the fuckin’ Ground Zero of the Art World at the time. I proceed to do instant Yoga and stand on my Head, and cross my legs, up strate, my signature move. I do react this way when I get Tweaky Happy. I also SOMETIMES scream out YAY So here I am standing on my head, in the Middle of his Loft, with SAMO’s Booming fresh Art all around me, and classic Jazz Music playing in the background, and me I am getting a Head rush, Just Standing on my Head upside down, A yoga thing I love to do, Blood flowing into my brain, feeling the bliss, Then I hear SAMO’s soft voice Ohming.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Jean-Michel Basquiat "The King": My Friend SAMO Late 1970-80's. To get started finding Jean-Michel Basquiat "The King": My Friend SAMO Late 1970-80's, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.