Jean-Michel Basquiat Quotes

Jean-Michel Basquiat

American Artist

Born: Dec 22, 1960

Died: Aug 12, 1988

About Artist Painting People Wanted You

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I start a picture and I finish it. Jean-Michel Basquiat

Picture Finish Start

I don't think about art when I'm working. I try to think about life. Jean-Michel Basquiat

Life Art Try Think About Working

I'm not a real person. I'm a legend. Jean-Michel Basquiat

Legend Real Person Real Person

I want to make paintings that look as if they were made by a child. Jean-Michel Basquiat

Made Look Make Were Child Want Paintings

Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. Jean-Michel Basquiat

Great Woman Painting Mad Some About Occasionally Get Her Awful

I thought I was going to be a bum the rest of my life. Jean-Michel Basquiat

Life Thought Rest My Life Bum Going

Some days I can't get an idea, and I think, 'Man, I'm just washed up,' but it's just a mood. Jean-Michel Basquiat

Man Think Mood Some Idea Days Up Get Just Washed

I have a painting where somebody's holding a chicken, and underneath the chicken is somebody's head. Jean-Michel Basquiat

Somebody Holding Painting Head Underneath Chicken Where

I like kids' work more than work by real artists any day. Jean-Michel Basquiat

Work Day Kids More Like Real Than Any Artists

I wanted to be a star, not a gallery mascot. Jean-Michel Basquiat

Wanted Gallery Star

My favorite Twombly is 'Apollo and the Artist,' with the big 'Apollo' written across it. Jean-Michel Basquiat

Big Favorite Written Artist Apollo Across

I wanted to build up a name for myself. Jean-Michel Basquiat

Myself Build Name Up Wanted

I wanted to be a cartoonist when I was young. Jean-Michel Basquiat

Young Cartoonist Wanted

My basic influence had probably been Peter Max. Jean-Michel Basquiat

Had Been Max Influence Peter Basic

Charles Saatchi has never liked my work at all. Jean-Michel Basquiat

Work Charles Never Liked

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