In the U.S. went out a documentary film about Jean-Michel Basquiat

In rolling out the American documentary film directed Temry Davis (Tamra Davis), tells about her friend, the famous artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Jean-Michel Basquiat). Tape called "shining child» ("The Radiant Child ").

previously entered into the picture no one had seen footage captured Davis in 1980. For three years, she occasionally wore a painter in his studio, and in 1986, two years before his death, took his interview. Basquiat died very young - at 27 years; cause of death was an overdose of heroin. Even before his death friends began to sell donated their work, using his incredible success. According to Davis, the artist is very frustrating. This is one of the reasons that she decided to publish the above frames only 20 years later - she did not want to be like those friends. In addition to these fragments of the film includes archival materials and comments of ex-lovers Basquiat, dealers and fellow artists.

still in their teens Basquiat gained fame as the author of graffiti, and in 1921 he was an art star. In the biography of the artist is and a short affair with Madonna, and joint projects with Andy Warhol, and the cover of the magazine New York Times Magazine. On his way to Olympus, he broke the heart of the myriad of girls and left many of those who helped him succeed.

Davis, who is now 48 years old, met Basquiat in 1983, when he arrived in Los Angeles to open a solo exhibition at the Gallery Larry Gagosian (Larry Gagosian). They flirted with each other, but before the novel is not gone - in part why we have so long been friends. Glory to the artist then has grown by leaps and bounds: the exhibits show sold out free and clear, prices for his work soared to 30 thousand U.S. (although in the early career Basquiat went for just 200). Davis drove Basquiat in Los Angeles clubs, motor racing and the beach. She studied at the producer and the artist asked her to remove a picture of him.

«One could make a movie based on the wild stories that people tell about Jean-Michel, but I decided focus primarily on his art, - says Davis. "- And I wanted to destroy the myth of him as a hateful man rain, which roams the streets and into an incredible situation." In her film, people talk about how ambitious was the artist he wanted to compete with another young celebrity, Julian Schnabel (Julian Schnabel), both tried to penetrate the surrounding Warhol.

However, Collaboration with the great Andy did not bring a good painter. In 1985, their joint works were mercilessly tick off the critics and ignored by buyers. Basquiat was crushed, tormented by self-doubt, paranoia and drug addiction, he rolled down an inclined plane.

Shortly before his death, Basquiat met with Davis in Los Angeles. He suffered a lot and I could not paint.

«He told me:" I can not do it. All "- recalls the director. - His candle went out».

Basquiat left behind a thousand-odd paintings and as many drawings, which are sold in the market has been very profitable. In 2007 one of his paintings took on the New York Sotheby's for 14.6 million dollars.

material prepared Yulia Maksimova, AI

Source: bloomberg.com , artinvestment.ru