Basquiat-Style Artists
In 1985, the New York Times Magazine featured a shoeless Jean-Michel Basquiat on its cover. Titled “New Art, New Money," it was not just about the artist, but its focus was really the vague concept of the “art star". Basquiat ran away from home at 17 to live in New York, couch-surfing and starting off his career as a graffiti artist spray-painting walls under the pseudonym SAMO. By the early 80s, race explicitly entered his work for the first time, reflecting a growing consciousness of his own position within the New York art world. Through his paintings, there was a desire to depict the Black community in unprecedented ways. Sadly, Basquiat died at just 27 in 1988, leaving behind an iconic legacy in the Basquiat style.
Brooklyn-based artist Genesis Tremaine is best known for her bold and abstract paintings of Black subjects set against monochromatic backdrops. The fragmented faces in Tramaine's portraits speak to the many facets and complexities of Black personhood. For Tramaine, the process of creating is spiritual and much of her inspiration comes from the graffiti scene of 1980s New York, like works in the Basquiat style. Similarly Tarek is heavily inspired by Basquiat and even published the first book on graffiti to come out in Europe. Works by Aboudia also echo an innate interest in graffiti and in turn demonstrate the shift in the importance of such an art movement. As you dive into our collections you'll notice just how much the Basquiat style legacy lives on.
Pierre Segoh
Patrick Renaud
Mathias Szabo
Förhållandet i en dröm
Mathias Szabo
Painting - 63 x 63 x 2 cm Painting - 24.8 x 24.8 x 0.8 inch
£504
Drifting, falling apart
Mathias Szabo
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
£718
Låt mig inte vänta
Mathias Szabo
Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.09 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
£287
Andrew Weir
Her living room with a memory
Andrew Weir
Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.01 cm Painting - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch
£449
Fish N Chips for dinner - Hold the vinegar
Andrew Weir
Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch
£449
Future Perfect Continuous
Andrew Weir
Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
£449
Every thought for tomorrow (no.2)
Andrew Weir
Painting - 120 x 100 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 inch
£2,876
Tokyo as might have been (No2)
Andrew Weir
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£2,876
Liby Lougué
Kill The Sofa
Strobe Light Monopoly
Kill The Sofa
Print - 47.5 x 47.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.7 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Christian Dugardeyn
the wise man
Christian Dugardeyn
Sculpture - 90 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
£22,465
Stay with me
Christian Dugardeyn
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
£1,438
Selfportrait 16
Christian Dugardeyn
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£2,157
Royal Union
Christian Dugardeyn
Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£2,965 £2,076
Une dernière danse pour oublier ma peine immense
Christian Dugardeyn
Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
£2,246