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.
Wilfried Balima
Damien Deroubaix
Practice What You Preach
Damien Deroubaix
Print - 70 x 85 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 33.5 x 0 inch
£623
Back in business (2)
Damien Deroubaix
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 41 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 16.1 inch
£1,334
Skaiste Semenike
Enjoy the silence
Skaiste Semenike
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
£2,625
When we will get wild?
Skaiste Semenike
Painting - 93 x 93 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch
£2,215
When we will get wild?
Skaiste Semenike
Painting - 93 x 93 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch
£2,227
RG RG
L'armoire mange le bourdon
RG RG
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,601
Lucas Lamenha
Nemesis
Masters of the Universe
Nemesis
Painting - 152.4 x 101.6 x 7.6 cm Painting - 60 x 40 x 3 inch
£12,559
Ibrahima Rodriguez
Mihoub
Lionel Sourisseau
Ecoute au loin le TAM TAM de mon coeur qui vient vers toi
Lionel Sourisseau
Painting - 36 x 48 x 1 cm Painting - 14.2 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
£445
Femmes Animaux par les chemins
Lionel Sourisseau
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£4,002
Marchez sur la tête c'est très bon pour la santé
Lionel Sourisseau
Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 cm Painting - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch
£712
Le lion de mon désir est dans ton souvenir
Lionel Sourisseau
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£4,002
Caroline Crozat
Femme cheval
Caroline Crozat
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 65 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch
£1,245
Maman et bébé
Caroline Crozat
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£445
Femme cheval crie
Caroline Crozat
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£445
Homme et cheval
Caroline Crozat
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£400
Protection des chevaux
Caroline Crozat
Painting - 130 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 1 inch
£2,135
Après la tempête
Caroline Crozat
Painting - 200 x 150 x 6.5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 2.6 inch
£6,226
Danse Africaine
Caroline Crozat
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£445