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 Basquiat style art. 

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 art legacy lives on.

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Fine Art Drawings, Billet colombien #4, Tarek

Billet colombien #4

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$237

Fine Art Drawings, Billet colombien #3, Tarek

Billet colombien #3

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$237

Fine Art Drawings, Billet colombien #1, Tarek

Billet colombien #1

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$237

Painting, Chito, Perrotte

Chito

Perrotte

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$4,271

Print, T'es ou ?, Yohan Storti

T'es ou ?

Yohan Storti

Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$106

Painting, Spiritus, Tarek

Spiritus

Tarek

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,313

Painting, Green, Tarek

Green

Tarek

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,313

Painting, Geometrik #2, Tarek

Geometrik #2

Tarek

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,313

Painting, Stew, Tarek

Stew

Tarek

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,729

Painting, Chicken With Rice, Tarek

Chicken With Rice

Tarek

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,729

Painting, Chicken Noodles, Tarek

Chicken Noodles

Tarek

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,729

Painting, So Nice, Grégoire Devin

So Nice

Grégoire Devin

Painting - 160 x 160 x 5.1 cm Painting - 63 x 63 x 2 inch

$13,200

Painting, Dans les Bois, Tarek

Dans les Bois

Tarek

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$6,999

Painting, Taurus, Tarek

Taurus

Tarek

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$7,474

Painting, Lilith, Barbara d'Antuono

Lilith

Barbara d'Antuono

Painting - 42 x 10 x 5 cm Painting - 16.5 x 3.9 x 2 inch

$1,424

Fine Art Drawings, Batman, Tarek

Batman

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$113

Fine Art Drawings, The punisher, Tarek

The punisher

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$113

Fine Art Drawings, Bankster, Tarek

Bankster

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 6.1 x 0 inch

$178

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait décalé, Jazzu

Portrait décalé

Jazzu

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$534

Fine Art Drawings, Face cachée, Jazzu

Face cachée

Jazzu

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$534

Fine Art Drawings, Beauté du silence, Jazzu

Beauté du silence

Jazzu

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$534

Print, Uprising, Yohan Storti

Uprising

Yohan Storti

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$106

Print, La quête, Yohan Storti

La quête

Yohan Storti

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$106

Print, Io Vivo, Yohan Storti

Io Vivo

Yohan Storti

Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$106

Fine Art Drawings, Doux, Yohan Storti

Doux

Yohan Storti

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.1 x 0 inch

$534