West wants artist after Kim

KANYE West is already thinking about his next relationship.

The newly single rapper wants to be “with an artist and a creative person,” a source exclusively tells us, explaining it’s so “they can speak the same language to each other.”

But his next partner has a lot to live up to. Kanye has previously declared: “I am Michelangelo. I am Picasso.” He also told GQ , “I am unquestionably, undoubtedly, the greatest human artist of all time. It’s not even a question at this point. It’s just a fact.”

Prior to marrying Kardashian, West was engaged to designer Alexis Phifer until their 2008 split, and he then dated Amber Rose. He was also linked to Selita Ebanks and Chanel Iman.

Kim, on the other hand, is focusing on “remaking her image as a devoted mother,” and is looking to “eventually enter politics,” says our insider.

In January, there was a Twitter campaign for Kardashian to date CNN’s Van Jones.

We were told at the time, “She’s not dating anyone because, if she were, it would be a career move. She can’t go to restaurants now on dates and have paparazzi [photograph them]. She can’t date quietly; she doesn’t even understand what that would be like.”

But another source close to Kardashian said, “We’re talking about someone who is already one of the most famous people in the world . . . She doesn’t need anyone to make her more famous.”

Kardashian previously dated Ray J, Nick Cannon and Reggie Bush, and was married to Damon Thomas and then Kris Humphries, infamously for just 72 days.

Page Six was the first to report in January that the Kardashian-West divorce was “imminent.” She filed in February.

In papers filed Friday, West lists the reason for the divorce as “irreconcilable differences.” He is also asking for joint legal and physical custody of their four young children, and that neither party receive spousal support.