Lucie Kaas Kokeshi Doll Jean-Michel Basquiat

This Kokeshi doll features the iconic street artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat. Kokeshi dolls are traditional Japanese figures characterized by a large head and a simple body. This wooden Basquiat Kokeshi Doll captures his iconic image to perfection. He comes from a collection of iconic hand painted wooden Kokeshi characters. Sculptors shape the dolls from luxurious wood, and then Lucie Kass artists paint each doll design individually. Jean-Michel Basquiat was a New York City born and raised artist, musician, and producer. As part of the street art group named SAMO, Basquiat took advantage of a larger exposure of his art. Their art was known for their enigmatic epigrams displayed throughout the streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Basquiat art style focused on themes such as wealth versus poverty, integration versus segregation. His unique combination of text and image contributed to his fame. His pieces, such as Irony of Negro Policeman, were strongly political and direct in their add