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.
Tarek
Jazzu
Esprit de Liberté 1
Jazzu
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
£267
Jéko
Je fais comme si tu étais là
Jéko
Painting - 140 x 107 x 0.2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 42.1 x 0.1 inch
£2,577
Au bord de l'eau
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£533
Les yeux dans les tiens, souris #3
Jéko
Sculpture - 68.5 x 23 x 4 cm Sculpture - 27 x 9.1 x 1.6 inch
£2,311
Une brise sur les fleurs et les sourires
Jéko
Painting - 140 x 107 x 0.2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 42.1 x 0.1 inch
£2,577
Les couleurs des fleurs d'été
Jéko
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£1,066
Le regard rose
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£533
Le soleil brille même la nuit #2
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£533
Toctoc
La palette de Basquiat-Duduss (1)
Toctoc
Painting - 56 x 78 x 1 cm Painting - 22 x 30.7 x 0.4 inch
£1,244
Jeune Dudusse à la perle
Toctoc
Painting - 44.5 x 36.2 x 0.6 cm Painting - 17.5 x 14.25 x 0.25 inch
£1,333
Le Voleur de Certificat
Toctoc
Painting - 80 x 59.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.5 x 0.1 inch
£1,689
On récolte ce que l'on sème
Toctoc
Painting - 51 x 51 x 2 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.8 inch
£1,155
Perrotte
Grégoire Devin
Behind the mask
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 213.4 x 213.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 84 x 84 x 2 inch
£16,918
Self Portrait of a Southern Man
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 72.9 x 59.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.8 inch
£4,478
Waiting for the Sun
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 72.9 x 59.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.8 inch
£4,478
Sunset Over the Kingdom
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 180.3 x 180.3 x 5.1 cm Painting - 71 x 71 x 2 inch
£14,430
SmaK-titi
Christian Dugardeyn
the wise man
Christian Dugardeyn
Sculpture - 90 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
£22,218
Stay with me
Christian Dugardeyn
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
£1,422
Selfportrait 16
Christian Dugardeyn
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£2,133
Royal Union
Christian Dugardeyn
Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£2,933
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
£2,222