The 1980s were a period of vibrant creative exploration, marked by the emergence of diverse contemporary artistic styles like graffiti art, neo-expressionism, abstract art, photography, and installation. Artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring challenged the zeitgeist of the previous decade, using their work to promote social awareness.
To celebrate my birthday month, June, I’m sharing a selection of artworks created in the year I was born:
The Exterminating Angels
Salvador Dalí
Brushstroke Sculpture
Roy Lichtenstein
Art 1981 Chicago
Robert Motherwell
New York, New York
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Periscope
Jasper Johns
RA 2
Bridget Riley
Superman (F & S II.260)
Andy Warhol
Untitled
Cindy Sherman
Untitled (TV)
Keith Haring
The Painter And His Double
Marc Chagall
Study After Delacroix (The Orphan Girl In The Cemetery)
Damien Hirst
Self Portrait
Robert Mapplethorpe
Painters Progress
Elizabeth Murray
Homo Painting
Julian Schnabel
Harlequin From Parade
David Hockney
Conversation
Barrington Watson
Abstraktes Bild
Gerhard Richter
Coffee Cup
Yayoi Kusama
Do you have any to add to the list?