Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
Water-Worhipper, 1984,
acrylic, oilstick, silkscreen ink and metal on panel,
209.6 x 274 x 10.2cm尚·米榭·巴斯基亞
《致水神》, 1984 年作,
壓克力、油棒、絲網印刷、鋼裱於木板,
209.6 x 274 x10.2 公分
Courtesy of Sotheby's |
Created in 1984, this remarkable work bears witness to the very year Basquiat reached full artistic maturity at the age of just twenty-four. He was the youngest artist ever to be included in the prestigious Whitney Biennial in the previous year. Combining the tobacco logo, figures from Haitian voodoo, and planks that symbolise the boat or slave ship, the work displays his intensive engagement with racism, colonialism and slavery, which were both nurtured from personal experiences as well as his interest in Afro-American history. It reflects our contemporary times and society just as it reflects history - the very reason why Bastiat's work continues to influence the younger artist generations today.
本作繪於 1984 年, 當時巴斯基亞年僅 24 歲, 但藝術技巧和風格已臻純熟。於前一年, 他便以最年青藝術家身份參加享負盛名的惠特尼雙年展(Whitney Biennial)。本作呈現巴斯基亞對非裔移民的宗教體系, 以及奴隸制度和種族主義的深切思考, 當中揉合了香草商標、海地巫毒的角色人物, 以及象徵奴隸船的木板。這些思考源於其親身經歷, 以及他對非裔美國人歷史的關注。《致水神》反映我們的歷史, 也反映當今的時代和社會, 因此巴斯基亞所開啟的思考空間對現今年輕一代藝術家依然啟發良多。
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