Within a few years he moved from abstraction to graffiti, which fascinated de Kooning, recalled Haze, 59, who grew up in Manhattan. She told him that artists have to follow their muses in each moment. Rejecting a life of total artist isolation, he formed a thriving design business with clients including the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy and LL Cool J. But all that changed when he started his artist’s residency at the Elaine de Kooning house in December. It hosts just one artist — Haze the past few months with a single staff member on the other side of the building who left meals and fresh-baked cookies.

Source: bd News24 May 08, 2020 06:45 UTC